Diabetes Flashcards

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Notable classic presenting symptom of new-onset diabetes in older patients

A

No longer need reading glasses; presbyopia can be temporarily corrected by lens swelling secondary to prolonged hyperglycemia

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Rough calculation of average serum glucose from HbA1c

A

HbA1c x 20 = average blood glucose level

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