Weight management and diabetes improvement
Pilita, thank you so much for allowing me to share your diabetes journey. It will inspire other people with diabetes. Pilita has maintained weight reduction of 25 kg over 12 months and achieved excellent diabetes management. Her overall health has improved too.
It’s the most rewarding feeling when patients share their joy in achieving their goals. Receiving this note is the perfect ending to October 2017 and an empowering beginning to November 2017 to keep helping people with diabetes. This is what makes my diabetes educator and consultant pharmacist career purposeful, knowing the unique skillsets can help to make positive difference in people’s lives.
Pilita and I have worked together closely. We have discussed, negotiated, planned and adjusted our plans constantly. We have open discussions about what worked or what didn’t work for Pilita. We negotiated the treats she could have if she had achieved and maintained certain goals. We negotiated the sleep ins she could have if she had done a certain amount of physical activities during the week. We started with little baby steps in changing her old lifestyle choices to form new healthier and sexier choices. She has started bit by bit in eating more nutritious food and starting doing some physical activities. I’ve collaborated closely with her doctor with suggestions to medication changes and reports of different diabetes management plans we have agreed upon and the follow ups.
It was not an easy journey with and constant stress in Pilita’s life with work and looking after her family members. She wasn’t sure if she can do it at first. She had trusted me and shared all her thoughts with me. We had identified the barriers and worked on finding solutions to overcome each barrier. I congratulated her with each little change she had made and reminded her of her worthy goals when she was tired of the plans with constant encouragement. We had tears and laughters. The most important factor in this success story is Pilita’s persistance and determination to achieve her goals. Today we have a new Pilita! Thank you for allowing me the opportunities to work with you, Pilita.
♥ University Lecturer & Meditation Practitioner
♥ Credentialled Diabetes Educator
♥ WEIGHT & PAIN Management Consultant
♥ Consultant Clinical Pharmacist
