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General, Medical and Health Information: Lifestyle & Diabetes Questionnaire
General, Medical and Health Information: Lifestyle & Diabetes Questionnaire
Please complete this questionnaire. The time you take to provide this information will help your health care
team work better for you.
General, Medical and Health Information
Date:
Name: Age: Race:
Current height: Current weight: Usual weight:
Occupation: Retired?
Current phone number:
Do you give permission to leave a message at this phone Yes No
number?
Work Hours/Daytime Schedule: AM/PM to AM/PM
Email:
Do you:
Live alone?
Live with others?
If you live with others, please list:
Do you have difficulty with any of the following:
Physical difficulty Hearing
Seeing Reading
Writing English as a second language
None of the above
Barriers to care:
Housing Caregiver
Utilities Activities of daily living
Food Support network
Transportation None of the above
Please list health or medical conditions, including surgeries:
Primary care physician: Diabetes physician:
Do you have any food or drug allergies? Yes No
If yes, please explain:
Do you smoke? Yes No
If yes, how much? Former smoker, date quit?
Do you drink alcohol? Daily Weekly Monthly
Rarely Never
What do you drink and how many drinks do you have?
KishHealth System Diabetes Education Center
p. 815.748.8378 f. 815.748.8356
Reviewed 6/2013
Lifestyle & Diabetes Questionnaire
Diabetes Questions and Knowledge:
Have you received diabetes education before? Yes No
If yes, when: Where:
And with: Nurse Dietitian Not sure
How would you rate your understanding of diabetes:
Very Good Good Fair Poor
What do you hope to gain by receiving diabetes education?
What is your biggest concern related to diabetes?
How comfortable are you with Extremely Quite a bit Somewhat
your current diabetes self‐
management? A little bit Not at all
In what areas of diabetes Healthy eating Problem solving Being active
management do you feel you Coping/Support Stress management Monitoring
need to make changes? Risk reduction Taking medication Other
How would you describe your Highly motivated Moderately Not motivated
motivation for change related motivated
to your diabetes?
Are there any religious or cultural concerns you have relating to No Yes
your diabetes?
If yes, what?
Diabetes History
What type of diabetes do you Type 1 Type 2 Unsure
have?
When were you diagnosed with diabetes?
List blood relatives with diabetes.
How much success do you feel Very successful Moderate success Little success
you’ve had in the overall No success New diagnosis
management of your
diabetes?
Blood Sugar Monitoring:
Do you test your blood sugar? No Yes
If yes, when and how often?
Do you own a blood sugar meter: No Yes
If yes, what is the brand name of your meter?
KishHealth System Diabetes Education Center
p. 815.748.8378 f. 815.748.8356
Reviewed 6/2013
Lifestyle & Diabetes Questionnaire
Have you had any difficulties monitoring your blood sugar? No Yes
If yes, what type of difficulties?
Usual range of tests:
Do you record your blood sugars? No Yes
Do you ever have low blood sugar reactions? No Yes
If yes, how often do they occur?
Do you always get signs or symptoms when your blood sugar is No Yes
low?
Have you ever tested your urine for ketones (Type 1 only)? No Yes
If yes, when do you test for ketones?
Do you wear or carry emergency medical identification? No Yes
Physical Activity:
What best describes your daily physical activity: Heavy Moderate
Light None
Do you follow a regular exercise program or routine? No Yes
If yes, what type of exercise do you do?
How many days per week do you exercise? How long at each session?
What time of day do you usually exercise?
List any physical disability that prevents or limits you from exercise:
Has your physician told you to avoid any specific exercise?
Stress Management and Support:
Will anyone participate in the program with you? No Yes
If yes, who?
How does stress affect you Sleeping difficulties Depression Eating too much/too
physically or emotionally? little
Headaches Neck aches Other
Is there stress in your life? No Yes
KishHealth System Diabetes Education Center
p. 815.748.8378 f. 815.748.8356
Reviewed 6/2013
Lifestyle & Diabetes Questionnaire
Insulin Users:
Do you give your own insulin injections? No Yes
Where do you inject your insulin? Arms Thighs
Abdomen Other
Do you use: Insulin pen Insulin syringe Insulin pump
Do you have a Glucagon emergency kit at home? No Yes
Has someone in your home been trained on how to use it? No Yes
Do you ever skip any of your medications? No Yes
If yes, when?
Patient’s pharmacy:
Location: Phone number:
Please write samples of your usual food and beverage intake and the times you eat your meals or snacks.
BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER SNACKS
Time: ______________ Time: ______________ Time: ______________ Time(s): _____________
Please write down everything you ate and drank yesterday with the times.
BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER SNACKS
Time: Time: ______________ Time: ______________ Time(s): _____________
______________
Thank you for taking an important step to manage your health.
RN Signature:_________________________Date: _____ RD Signature: ________________________Date: _______
Patient Medication List (Grey areas are for office use only)
When did you
Date
start taking Dose When do you
Name of Medication Changed or Initials
this take this med?
Discontinued
medication?
Diabetes Medications taken orally (by mouth): (For office use)
List diabetes medicines you used to take but have discontinued:
Other medication(s) prescribed by your doctor. Include over‐the‐counter or other medicines, including vitamins or supplements,
not prescribed by your doctor:
Insulin and other injections (Symlin & Byetta):