A patient sees his primary care doctor for a physical exam….
A patient sees his primary care doctor for a physical exam. He is 55 years old, obese, and his father had diabetes mellitus and a history of heart disease and died at age 62 of complications of diabetes. This patient’s fasting blood sugar is 145 mg/dl and 157 mg/dl on two different days. His cholesterol and triglycerides are also elevated. This patient meets the American Diabetes Association criteria for diabetes mellitus.
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