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Endo Scenario 2 Flashcards

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General demeanour

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SUPER CHATTY – LOTS OF CHAT!!!

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Background

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  • Type 1 Diabetes since age 18
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When diagnosed (3)

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  • At uni
  • Got very thirsty and tired and needing to wee a lot
  • Luckily a friend was studying medicine and told me to got to a doctor!
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When diagnosed (4)

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  • At uni
  • Got very thirsty and tired and needing to wee a lot
  • Luckily a friend was studying medicine and told me to got to a doctor!
  • Have been on insulin ever since
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Attitude to diabetes (5)

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  • cope pretty well
  • can be boring at times but I deal with it ok
  • only a couple of hypos and only been in hospital once
  • go to annual GP check every year
  • see podiatrist to check feet and eye screening every year
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General health (4)

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  • Good health otherwise
  • Don’t smoke
  • No other medication
  • Look after myself
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Life in general (2):

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  • science teacher

- married with one child

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Recent Diagnosis (4):

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  • Moderate non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • blocked blood vessels, leaky blood vessels, and some blood vessels that aren’t normal
  • no new blood vessels forming
  • No immediate risk of losing sight, but need to monitoring and to better improve my diabetes
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Today

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  • Waiting to see opthamolagy doctor
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Worries

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  • Losing about losing sight and not being able to see my child!
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Worries

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  • Losing about losing sight and not being able to see my child!
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Work stresses (4)

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  • very busy
  • head of year at an academy
  • some stressful characters
  • GCSE marks have changed and no-one knows what is good anymore, but the headmaster has been on my case
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Result of stress - lifestyle:

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  • hands been in the cooky jar
  • drinking one or two bottles of wine every weekend
  • blood sugar control has got a bit erratic
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Result of stress/lifestyle - physiological (4)

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  • HbA1C higher than usual (60mmol/mol versus upper-40s / lower 50s)
  • Blood pressure up (140/85 ve 120/80)
  • Weight gone up a few kilos
  • The practise nurse did comment on these things but I was really busy that day and didn’t really think about it. Normally you’re on top of the whole diabetes thing!
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Hopes (2)

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  • Hope to deal with the diabetes through the Mediterranean diet and
  • More exercise (currently I cycle to work every day)
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Worries (2)

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  • Worried about taking time off work for any new appointments - the new head is a bit of a terror
  • Bit stressed about talking to her about this

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