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Talking With Your Doctor And Other Health Care Professionals

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G - Giving Information. As a young adult, you are responsible for giving your health care providers complete and detailed information. Be honest! If you have not taken your medications when you were supposed to, or have done some things that you were told not to do, let your doctor know.

In order to give your doctors the complete and detailed information that they need, you need to keep a medical diary and write down information about when, for example, you experience symptoms (like headaches), how severe your symptoms are and how long they last, and what, if anything, helps. Ask your doctors what information they want you to give to them, so you can keep a record and refer to it when they ask their questions.

Also it is important for you to give your doctors an understanding of how your condition is affecting your every day life. Sometimes health care professionals focus on your symptoms and medications, and do not see the "big picture" of your life as a whole.

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