Why change things?

It is important that you know how to manage your diabetes and that you get the right amount of support to help you to do this. This is more likely to happen if you have the best possible experience when you attend for your diabetes annual appointment.

What if I don’t like this way of receiving my care?

We hope that this way of delivering your care will allow you the opportunity to be more involved in making decisions and more able to have a say in what support you need. For some people this might feel difficult at first. Care planning is not about making you do something that you don’t feel comfortable with – it recognises that some people will want more control over their care than others.

If you have any concerns or feel unsure about the way your appointment is happening it is important that you discuss this with someone where you get your diabetes care. They may be able to help you with the things that you are finding difficult so that you can talk about how you can work together to make things easier or find an alternative way
of receiving your care.