
JR has type 2 diabetes and an A1c of 9.4%. He is on 3 medications for diabetes and now needs to start insulin. JR says, “I just don’t know if insulin would help me. My brother took insulin and he had all kinds of problems.”
What best describes JR’s stage of change using the transtheoretical model?
- Denial
- Bargaining
- Avoidance
- Contemplation
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