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Top Tips for Talking About Medications with Your Clients

In the ever-changing world of diabetes medications, discover proven ways to talk about the why, what, when, and how medications are prescribed.

Learning objective

  1. Using MI, learn how to come alongside your client’s uneasiness regarding medication as part of diabetes care.

  2. Review the current classes of diabetes medication.

  3. Identify two websites/resources to help clients explore medication options

  4. Participate in a Case Study

Timed Outline and Reference

Speaker: Megrette Fletcher M.Ed., RDN, CDCES who has no conflicts to report

1-10 minutes: Brainstorm Activity - Possible reasons why clients are reluctant to take medication?

11-25 minutes: What are the current medication options available? What do they do? Where do they work?

26-30 minutes: Inclusive handouts and resources that are helpful.

31-40 minutes: Using MI to come alongside your client - the role of reflection and pulling for change.

41-50 minutes: Case study:

51-60 minutes: Documenting your visit, reviewing EMR Swipe file and Q&A

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References:

Websites:ADA Website: Diabetes Medications https://diabetes.org/healthy-living/medication-treatments/oral-other-injectable-diabetes-medications

ADCES Website: Taking Medications https://www.diabeteseducator.org/living-with-diabetes/Tools-and-Resources/taking_medication

Diabetes Ed.org - Pocket medication guide https://diabetesed.net/pocket-cards-insulin-and-diabetes-medication/

[Schwartz SS, Epstein S, Corkey BE, Grant SF, Gavin JR 3rd, Aguilar RB. The Time Is Right for a New Classification System for Diabetes: Rationale and Implications of the β-Cell-Centric Classification Schema. Diabetes Care. 2016 Feb;39(2):179-86. doi: 10.2337/dc15-1585. PMID: 26798148; PMCID: PMC5317235.]

Olayinka O Shiyanbola, Carolyn M Brown & Earlise C Ward (2018) “I did not want to take that medicine”: African-Americans’ reasons for diabetes medication nonadherence and perceived solutions for enhancing adherence, Patient Preference and Adherence, 12:, 409-421, DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S152146

2022-23 Guide to Medication for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. American Diabetes Association, John R. White. American Diabetes Association, 2022.

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