Transcript of conference held at Jan 23, 2026 in room first_test@conference.miaiconvo.com Initial people present at 8:35:03 PM: Suga Saravanan - doctor Maram Abuhaidar- patient Alex Johnston Transcript, started at 8:35:03 PM: ________________________________________________________________________________ <8:35:03 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient joined the conference <8:35:03 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor joined the conference <8:35:03 PM> Alex Johnston joined the conference <8:35:04 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: could you tell me a little bit more about how the last couple of months have been <8:35:04 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: you know same old same old <8:35:08 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: yeah so you know I kind of just been doing the same thing haven't really been going out as much to you know be active or anything but you know it's cold out so <8:35:08 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: that's <8:35:14 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: any recent changes with any of your medications <8:35:30 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: that's my excuse some <8:35:32 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: I've been following up with my doctors and stuff like that but just trying to stay on top of everything you know that's always been a struggle for me <8:35:42 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: yeah <8:35:49 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: it which medications have you not been taking <8:35:51 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: not not so much changes I just <8:35:55 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: guess you know I'm not taking them how I should <8:36:00 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: I mean a lot of people do that and they're fine I mean I think I'm fine <8:36:04 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: um <8:36:10 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: know I don't really know there's just too many I try to remember what I can take you know it's the problem is they're just so many bottles <8:36:20 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: it can be very difficult I understand your frustration with that is there anything that you think could make it easier for you <8:36:21 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: well my my granddaughter was just telling me I should get one of those things with like the names of the the week the days of the week but <8:36:33 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: would you think that having some kind of organizer like that would make it easier for you <8:36:47 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: mean I don't know where to get one of those from and I <8:36:52 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: how am I supposed to carry that around with me you know I just stay at home anyway and I have all those bottles sitting so I could just you know grab what I need I guess <8:37:01 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: it <8:37:01 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: yeah no I do think it would it would make it easier actually <8:37:13 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: now that I think about it I just haven't thought about it that much <8:37:17 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: um and then just something with not taking some of your medications down the line with all of your chronic conditions how do you see that <8:37:18 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: before <8:37:31 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: like if you were to continue missing some of your medications <8:37:36 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: are you worried about what could happen if you were to face some of the effects of not taking your medications things like keeping your cholesterol down <8:37:36 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: probably not good I mean the doctors have been telling me that they've been asking me are you taking this how you should and <8:37:46 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: you know starting to show up in my my tests and stuff so it hasn't caught up to me yet though so <8:38:07 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: yeah so <8:38:09 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: up so the one of the things that I want to talk about is how <8:38:12 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: I just <8:38:12 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: yeah I do have a lot of problems that hypertension high blood pressure and diabetes and <8:38:20 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: to the doctors have said you know if you don't control all of those things that could lead to <8:38:26 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: bad outcomes like I don't know as a stroke or <8:38:32 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: just yeah bad things I I mean I don't want that to happen <8:38:43 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: yeah you know I'll wake up and have a coffee but I love my cream and sugar and for lunch I'll have <8:38:44 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: in order to be treating these chronic conditions of yours <8:38:49 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: we like to focus on a combination of things not just the medications but also lifestyle so things like changing your diet and maybe getting a little bit more physical activity could you tell me about what your diet's been like <8:39:08 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: so if ma modifying your diet to eat some healthier foods and getting a little bit more physical activity would help make you feel better and allow you to move around more <8:39:19 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: a cheeseburger or <8:39:23 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: you know something like that and for dinner take out just because I'm I don't like to <8:39:30 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: it's just hard for me to get up and move around and the kitchen so you know by the time the evening comes and it's dinner time I <8:39:30 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: take <8:39:39 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: sometimes <8:39:55 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: more energy How likely are you are you to start making some of those changes on a scale of zero to ten <8:40:07 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: you know <8:40:10 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: I just feel like I'm lazy I really want to I want to I want to be that active <8:40:16 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: grandmother for my my grandkids and stuff so um <8:40:18 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: yeah it definitely does sound hard <8:40:20 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: I'm just <8:40:22 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: probably like <8:40:24 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: four <8:40:26 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: it's just hard <8:40:33 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: how why would you say it's a four and not completely a zero <8:40:38 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: well because I do want to you know like I said be there for my grandkids be there for my family their birthdays and I don't want to miss out on all of that I just <8:40:38 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: I don't <8:40:52 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: a really know how or when to start I want to I just knowing myself I'm not going to start right right now I just <8:41:02 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: maybe I don't have a plan <8:41:02 PM> Suga Saravanan - doctor: would you be likely to go from a four to a higher number if we are able to help connect you with the right resources to manage your medications better and possibly talk to someone about nutrition and exercise <8:41:04 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: I'm not sure I don't know <8:41:07 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: oh wow <8:41:22 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: yeah I didn't know there was all that kind of help I think I think that would really make a difference because I do want to change <8:41:33 PM> Maram Abuhaidar- patient: now that I think about it yeah ________________________________________________________________________________ End of transcript at Jan 23, 2026, 8:41:37 PM