Necessary Work-up, Medications, Lifestyle and Health Promotion Interventions for a Diabetic Patient

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 1
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 2
Necessary Work-up for the Patient
The necessary workup for the 45-year-old female patient will include;
A reading of less that is less than 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) and this is the normal reading. Any
particular level that ranges from 100 to 125 mg/dL is taken as prediabetes. If an individual's
fasting blood sugar is about 126 mg/dL or extremely higher on two different tests, then the
person is said to be diabetic. The criteria for the diagnosis of type II diabetes for the patient also
entail an HbA1c level of 6.5 percent or even higher. Such a test is to be conducted in a laboratory
through the use of a technique that can be traced by the Diabetes Control and Complications
Trial reference (Rubino et al., 2016). A fingerstick glucose test will also be done because it is a
compulsory activity for any diabetic patient. The other tests will include, glucose studies,
impaired glucose tolerance and glycated haemoglobin studies.
Medications for the Patient
There are a variety of medications that can be initiated to the person. One major
medication are the metformin that entails taking in a pill. Such medication will help in lowering
blood sugar as well as making the insulin more effective. It will also assist to reduce weight
resulting in the reduction of the effects of diabetes. The other oral medications include the bile
acid sequestrants that lowers the production of glucose in the liver, and thus ensuring that there is
much more sensitivity of the muscle tissue to insulin to enhance glucose absorption. Another
medication that could be initiated to the patient is the alpha-glucosidase inhibitors such as
miglitol and acarbose that seeks to ensure a slow breakdown of the starches into glucose after
meals (Pascale et al., 2017). Also with such a slowdown, there will be a decrease in the blood
sugar levels. Meglitinides is another type of medication for the patient. It includes elements such
as repaglinide and nateglinide whose major role is to stimulate the production of insulin.