The 5 Rs

For All People with Diabetes

Recognize	Consider diabetes risk factors for all of your patients and screen appropriately for diabetes.
Register	Develop a registry or a method of tracking all your patients with diabetes.
Resource	Support self-management through the use of interprofessional teams which could include the primary care provider, diabetes educator, nurse, pharmacist, dietitian, and other specialists.
Relay	Facilitate information sharing between the person with diabetes and team members for coordinated care and timely management change.
Recall	Develop a system to remind your patients and caregivers of timely review and reassessment of targets and risk of complications.

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