Diabetes Case Study
Ms. Jackson is a 64-year-old Caucasian woman with diabetes and asthma.
She teaches math at a local high school. About 10 years ago, she frequently
felt fatigued. She visited a clinic where her fasting blood glucose was
determined to be 115 mg/dL. To test her glucose tolerance, a meal was
offered to her. Her blood glucose after 2 hours was 150 mg/dL. At the time,
she was obese, weighing 180 pounds at 5 feet, 4 inches height.
1. Per this visit, Ms. Jackson had:
Prediabetes
Type 1 DM
Type 2 DM
Diabetes ketoacidosis
2. Ms. Jackson needs:
self-monitoring of blood glucose
use of low doses of regular insulin
lifestyle changes to lower blood glucose
Ms. Jackson is a 64-year-old Caucasian woman with diabetes and asthma.
She teaches math at a local high school. About 10 years ago, she frequently
felt fatigued. She visited a clinic where her fasting blood glucose was
determined to be 115 mg/dL. To test her glucose tolerance, a meal was
offered to her. Her blood glucose after 2 hours was 150 mg/dL. At the time,
she was obese, weighing 180 pounds at 5 feet, 4 inches height.
1. Per this visit, Ms. Jackson had:
Prediabetes
Type 1 DM
Type 2 DM
Diabetes ketoacidosis
2. Ms. Jackson needs:
self-monitoring of blood glucose
use of low doses of regular insulin
lifestyle changes to lower blood glucose
