What to bring to your next appointment

Appointments are short. What you bring decides how much of that time goes to decisions instead of reconstructing the last three months from memory.

Bring a summary, not a spreadsheet

• Your readings over the last 2-4 weeks, with the average and the range.
• Days that were unusual, and why.
• A current list of medicines and supplements, with doses and any you have missed or stopped.
• New or changed symptoms, with dates.

Pick three questions

Write them down and ask the most important one first. Useful examples: What should my target be? Is this medicine doing what we hoped? What change would mean I should call you?

Before you leave

• Repeat the plan back in your own words.
• Confirm what to monitor and how often.
• Confirm which readings should trigger a call, and which mean emergency care.