assessment for diabetes

Question 1

what assessments do we want to ask/do on a diabetic person

Answer 1

history assessment
Blood tests
ongoing assessment

Question 2

relating to the history assessment what background information do we want to know about a diabetic client

Answer 2

family history of diabetes
polyuria
polyphagia
polydipsia

Question 3

what ongoing assessment tests should we do on diabetic patients

Answer 3

glycosylated hemoglobin assays (Hemoglobin A1c)
glycosylated serum proteins and albumin
urine tests
tests for kidney function