Diabetes Risk Factors, Assessment, & Complications

Question 1

Risk factors for diabetes mellitus

Answer 1

-Metabolic syndrome
-Pre-diabetes
-Pancreatitis and Cushing’s syndrome
-Obesity
-Age 45 years or older
-Hypertension
-History of gestational diabetes, polycystic ovary disease, or delivering an infant larger than 9 pounds
-Smoking
-African-American, Native American, or Hispanic
-Male

Question 2

Assessment/History

Answer 2

Diet, exercise, sedentary lifestyle, hypertension, family history, history of gestational diabetes, smoker

Question 3

Assessment/physical assessment

Answer 3

-Blood glucose measurement
-Polyuria (lots of urine)
-Polyphagia (really hungry)
-Polydipsia (really thirsty)

Question 4

Acute complications of diabetes

Answer 4

Diabetic keto acidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS)

Question 5

Chronic complications of diabetes

Answer 5

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, and diabetic nephropathy