Peer Reviewed
Focus on diabetes
Checking for diabetes – the ‘F’ words: fat, forties and family
Abstract
This series is aimed at helping the busy GP diagnose and manage patients with diabetes and its complications. How would you assess this patient’s glucose metabolism?
Key Points
Case history
Peter has all three of the major risk factors for type 2 diabetes: he is overweight (his body mass index is 26.5 kg/m2), he is aged 47 years and his father and mother both have type 2 diabetes. According to your desktop blood glucose meter, Peter’s blood glucose level is 8.7 mmol/L.
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