Prevention · Resource
Your Cardiometabolic Health Snapshot
Bring the pieces of your health history together before your next appointment.
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Prepare for your next visit.
A three-page fillable checklist for results, medicines, history, symptoms, and your agreed plan. Open it in a PDF reader to type and save, or print it and complete it by hand. Leave unknown details blank; your entries stay with you.
Download the fillable pre-visit checklistYour history matters
Note cardiovascular disease in close relatives and the age it occurred. Include pregnancy complications, menopause timing, tobacco use, sleep concerns, and kidney or metabolic conditions.
Make your own snapshot
- Recent results: blood pressure, LDL-C, non-HDL-C, triglycerides, A1c or glucose; ApoB and Lp(a) if tested.
- Current medications, supplements, allergies, and medication concerns.
- Family history, pregnancy history, and menopause or menstrual changes.
- Symptoms: what happens, when it started, and how it affects your life.
- Your top three questions and the change you most want help making.
Leave with a plan
Ask what needs attention now, what can be monitored, and when to follow up. You do not need every lab test to have a useful prevention conversation.
Make your notes specific
For each symptom, write when it started, how often it happens, what you are doing when it occurs, how long it lasts, and any symptoms alongside it. “Racing heart twice weekly for five minutes while resting” is more useful than “palpitations.” Bring actual ECG recordings if available.
Bring a complete medicine list
Include dose, frequency, prescribed medicines, over-the-counter products, supplements, and allergies. Note side effects, affordability, and missed doses without embarrassment. Bring bottles or photos of labels if that is easier.
Choose your top three priorities
A useful example: understand my LDL-C goal; discuss poor sleep; decide how to evaluate episodes of racing heart. A focused list helps the visit address what matters most while leaving room for follow-up.
Leave with a written next step
Record the agreed treatment or test, who will arrange it, when results are expected, and the next appointment. Ask which symptoms should trigger an earlier call. The worksheet organizes a conversation; it does not calculate risk or diagnose a condition.
Sources & review
Reviewed October 3, 2026. Educational information; your healthcare team can help apply it to your circumstances.