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Support from Doctors and Peers
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Support from Doctors and Peers

Discusses the critical role doctors and supportive relationships play in staying focused on health objectives. Considers the balance between medical guidance and personal initiative to pursue and sustain lasting health changes.

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What support do you think helps people stay on track with their health goals in spring? It could be a family member, it could be the community, it could be reminders or planning or a mindset thing. So I would say your doctor is first, as we saw earlier. really have to have a good communication with your doctor and not feel if you walk in there. Oh my goodness, my sugars are off or oh my goodness, my weight didn't go down. He's there to be your cheerleader. So you have to have a good relationship. You have to be able to talk. And then you do need support from family and friends to say, Hey, I'm struggling with this, you know, but you know, can, can you help me like when we have dinner tonight? Can you like serve fruit. I mean, they're, you know, something that makes me feel a part of the crowd. I think if you talk to too many people, it's confusion, because they're going to tell you their story. And it may not be what you want to hear. Sometimes people don't listen very well to what you're asking. So I think it's a mixture. But I really do believe the doctor is the number one priority to give you the tools. And then it's your job to use those tools to help yourself.

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