Chronic disease is managed in years, not appointments, so the plan is built to be lived with.
We shorten the gap between exams to four months, which means every comparison is against three months ago rather than last spring. Kidney, liver, thyroid and glucose are read together twice a year, and blood pressure is taken in a quiet room over several readings rather than one rushed cuff.
Mobility and pain get scored on a standard scale, so “slowing down” becomes a number we can track and treat. Quality-of-life conversations are booked in advance and held calmly, rather than happening in a crisis at eight on a Friday evening.
