Jaiwant Rangi, MD, FACEEndocrinologist | Founder, Lower The Dose® | Speaker

Advocating for Your Health: The Essential Questions Every Diabetes Patient Must Ask

3 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief patient‑education segment, Dr. Jaiwant Rangi urges people with diabetes to be proactive during clinical visits. He highlights a single, critical question patients should ask: does their medication merely lower blood sugar, or does it also protect the heart and kidneys? He then advises patients to inquire whether they are candidates for newer drug classes that offer organ protection, and to understand why they might not be on such state‑of‑the‑art therapy. The speaker stresses that patients must never stop or change medications on their own, and should always discuss any changes with their clinician. To facilitate this, he recommends bringing a list of current medications and prepared questions to every appointment, positioning the right questions as the key to receiving optimal, organ‑protective diabetes care.

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One question to watch for the next visit the patient should ask for: Does the medication only lower my blood sugar, or does it also protect my heart and kidneys? That's the only thing I want them to ask. And then they can ask, am I the candidate for the newer class? If they're not on it, am I the candidate for the lower class of drugs? Not only lower the blood sugar, they also help me protect my heart and my kidneys. And if not, why not? You need to understand why am I not on the standard of care or the state-of-the-art care, which is the medication that protect your organs. Do not stop or change anything on your own. You need to make sure that you talk to your clinician. Bring medications and your questions to each visit. The right questions are how you get the right medication in your hand.