Did you know there are both oral & injectable prescription treatment options that, when combined with diet and exercise can help you manage your weight?
Talk to your doctor about your treatment options.
Why managing your weight is important
There are options that can help you lose weight, prevent weight gain, and improve your overall health and well-being. Even small amounts of weight loss can significantly improve your energy and reduce health complications and long-term health consequences.
Why talking to your doctor is important
Talking to your doctor can be hard, especially if you don’t like talking about your weight in general. But starting an open and honest line of communication with your doctor can lead to a successful journey to weight loss.
Take the Health Assessment
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A guide to partnering with your doctor
For some, the hardest part of their weight management journey is starting the initial conversation with a doctor. Others may have talked to doctors about their weight but never felt heard. These tips can help you overcome this important hurdle and make sure you get the most out of your next doctor’s appointment.
Preparing for your next appointment
- Print the results of your Health Assessment and bring them with you to the appointment
- Write down any symptoms, concerns, and questions that come up before your appointment and bring these notes to the doctor’s office
Starting a conversation about weight
- Let your doctor know that you want to put aside time to discuss your weight
- Tell your doctor how your weight affects you on a daily basis, treatments you may have tried in the past, any struggles you experienced with those treatments, and your goals for the future
- Use your printed Health Assessment results as a tool to help communicate your weight management experience for you
If your doctor is open to the conversation:
- Ask your doctor to go through all your treatment options and which may be right for you
- If your doctor recommends strategies that you’ve already tried, or that you don’t think you can do, make sure to say something
- Ask your doctor if the treatment offers any additional support such as a patient support program
- Work with your doctor to set realistic and safe weight loss goals and create a plan for how you will follow up on your progress
- Ask your doctor to set you up with a nurse or other counsellor who you can reach out to with any concern between appointments
- Book a follow-up appointment before you leave the doctor’s office
If you have trouble communicating your concerns to your doctor:
- It does not mean your concerns are invalid; remember that your weight is worthy of your doctor’s time and attention
- Communicate what efforts you’ve made in the past to manage your weight and that you would like to try new strategies
- Ask your doctor if you can make another appointment to focus solely on your weight
- Ask your doctor if they can refer you to another healthcare professional who can work with you on your weight
- If your doctor is consistently unresponsive to your concerns with your weight, you may benefit from seeing a new doctor who is a better fit for you