Concept #1: Intro to Diabetes Mellitus
Concept #2: Type I Diabetes
Concept #3: Type II Diabetes
Concept #4: Testing for Diabetes-- Fasting Plasma Glucose, HbA1C, Glucose Tolerance Tests
Concept #5: Treating Diabetes-- Insulin, Metformin, a-Glucosidase Inhibitors, Sulfonylureas
Practice: A 7-year-old male presents to his physician complaining of weakness, constant thirst, frequent urination, and a general feeling of unwellness. His fasting blood glucose is 300 mg/dL and his HbA1C is 10%. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Practice: A 57-year-old male presents to his physician complaining of blurry vision and a wound on his foot that won’t heal. His fasting blood glucose is 300 mg/dL and his HbA1C is 10%. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Practice: A 57-year-old male presents to his physician complaining of frequent urination, blurry vision and a wound on his foot that won’t heal. His fasting blood glucose is 300 mg/dL and his HbA1C is 10%. Which of the following drugs will treat his hyperglycemia by affecting his liver?