Your next patient is a 62 year old male who has been a patie…

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Yоur next pаtient is а 62 yeаr оld male whо has been a patient in your clinic for more than 10 years. He does not come to the clinic often. He was informed from the triage RN that he needs to be seen by his health care provider to get his cholesterol and blood pressure prescriptions renewed. He doesn’t understand why he can’t just get these filled without an appointment. He was last seen in the clinic 18 months ago and states that he feels fine. He was informed at that clinic visit that he had pre-diabetes with a hemoglobin A1C of 6.0% (normal below 5.7%). At that time he wanted to try to modify his diet and start an exercise routine before starting another medication. His treatment plan included him checking his BP at home daily and recording. He admits that he took his BP regularly for a while, but he became very busy at his stressful job and hasn’t checked it lately. You want him to understand the importance of follow up, so you tell him the following:

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