Question

A 47 tear old man has morbid obesity,diabetes and high blood pressure. He seems to understand the regimen of medications the doctors have prescriped for him ,and he seems to comply. However he is having problems controlling his eating. He loves eating fast foods especially the triple cheeseburgers with bacon and chocolate milk shakes from a local restaurant. What would be the appropriate tone to use with this patient?Explain your answer proving examples

Answer 1

be kind but yet get the idea through. ”Bob, I understand you love cheeseburgers and every so often that’s perfectly ok, but I feel like we could work something out to where we’re not eating them every day.” something like that is good! (Sidenote but VERY important, I I think you should be more specific between diabetes… Coming from someone who has type one diabetes, it’s annoying to be associated with type two diabetes… Which is very different. So just as a tip be a little more specific! ;)

Answer 2

the appropriate tone to use in this instance would be a stern but kind and understanding tone. you don't want to be too forecul in order to avoid the patient rebelling however, you must be stern since it is a matter of life and death; the best course of action is to be entirely honest about the serious effects his habits have on his health. Based on his past actions of following the regimens prescribed by other doctors, he seems to want to lose weight and do better. The best way is to entirely avoid the point of temptation and try to keep it out of sight and out of mind. being kind is important since people react better to kindness rather than control, showing how much you care could cause the patient to want to do better.