The answer: by incorporating patient empowerment (E), motivational interviewing (MI), and adult learning (A) tools! E and MI are patient-centered, evidence-based counseling methods that replace the ineffective but much used 'compliance' approach.
Twenty-five easy, practical E-MI tools are reviewed (summarized in acronym A.D.O.P.T.E.E.S.). These tools include an easy way to identify a patient's stage of readiness to change for each main diabetes intervention,