Diabetes Case Study

Running Head: T2D
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Diabetes case study
Essay
student
9/6/2019

T2D
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Table of Contents
Ans. 1 (of Q 1)................................................................................................................ 2
Diagnosis................................................................................................................... 2
Ans. 2 (of Q2)................................................................................................................. 4
Metformin.................................................................................................................. 4
Contradiction for Dominic.............................................................................................. 5
Ans. 3 (0f Q3)................................................................................................................. 6
Symptoms after 6 weeks................................................................................................. 6
Other treatment options.................................................................................................. 6
Medications............................................................................................................. 6
Lifestyle related changes............................................................................................. 7
References..................................................................................................................... 8

T2D
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Ans. 1 (of Q 1)
Diagnosis
Dominic has been diagnosed with blood glucose levels of 16 mmol/L , he gained 8
kilograms, his waist circumference is 189 cm. although thee some tests must be performed to
confirm the type of diabetes in case of Dominic but the symptoms mentioned below also
indicates that he has type 4 diabetes. It is identified that anyone with the mass index is higher
than 25, and the interpretation of Dominic’s weight and height shows that he has 40.5 body mass
indexes which is very high. Being overweight is the main problem happens in type 2 diabetes in
which the fat is stored mainly around the abdomen. It has been identified that the risk of diabetes
2 increase if an individual has a waist circumference more than 50 inches (101.6 centimetres)
(American Diabetes Association, 2018), and Dominic has 189 cm of waist circumference which
strongly indicates that he has type 2 diabetes. Dominic also has received blood glucose reading
(16 mmol/L), which indicates that he has symptoms of type 2 diabetes. To confirm the type of
diabetes some of the tests can be performed for Dominic are; glycated hemoblobin (A1C) tests,
random blood sugar test, fasting blood sugar tests, and oral glucose tolerance tests.
Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test:
This blood test, does not need fasting, specifies the average level of sugar in the blood for
the last 2 to 3 months. It calculates the proportion of blood sugar linked to hemoglobin, the O2-
transporting protein in the RBCs. The more the person has levels of blood sugar, the higher
hemoglobin he will have with the sugar linked. If this particular level of BGL is higher than 5.7