C:  My blood sugars have not been very good lately. I’m doing everything I am supposed to be doing HPI:  A 24-year-old male patient comes to your primary care clinic to establish care. He has type 1 diabetes mellitus diagnosed at age 11. He has not seen a provider in about 9 months. Currently, he is taking NPH insulin 30 units bid (8 a.m. and 6 p.m.) with 10 units Humalog before each meal. He does not take any other medications.  He does not use tobacco products but does drink alcohol on the weekends. He reports checking blood glucose (BG) levels three to four times daily but did not bring his glucose log or meter. He reports his fasting blood sugar runs 150 to 190 and prandial glucose readings are 140- 250. He reports hypoglycemic episodes one to two times per we

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CC:  My blood sugars have not been very good lately. I’m doing everything I am supposed to be doing

HPI:  A 24-year-old male patient comes to your primary care clinic to establish care. He has type 1 diabetes mellitus diagnosed at age 11. He has not seen a provider in about 9 months. Currently, he is taking NPH insulin 30 units bid (8 a.m. and 6 p.m.) with 10 units Humalog before each meal. He does not take any other medications.  He does not use tobacco products but does drink alcohol on the weekends. He reports checking blood glucose (BG) levels three to four times daily but did not bring his glucose log or meter. He reports his fasting blood sugar runs 150 to 190 and prandial glucose readings are 140- 250. He reports hypoglycemic episodes one to two times per week. He exercises intermittently but is not on a regular schedule. He does not eat on a regular schedule every day although he says he knows that he should. He works at a light-activity job 8 hours daily. Reports fatigue and nausea at times.  Unsure of polydipsia or polyuria.  Denies fevers, chills, weight loss, malaise, SOB, palpitations, dizziness, headache, constipation, and diarrhea.

PmHx: DM type 1

Meds: NPH insulin 30 units BID, and Humalog 10 units with meals

Allergies:  NKDA

Vital Signs:  BP = 128/78        HR = 76          RR =  20           Wt = 200 lbs           Ht= 5’10”

Physical Exam:  no abnormalities except

Labs:

Na

136

Hgb

13.8

TSH

2.4

K

4.8

Hct

39.4

Total chol

209

BUN

23

WBC

4.5

LDL

103

Creatinine

1.4

A1c

9.8

HDL

55

Glucose

240

 

 

TG

180

 

question: Any concern for the pt’s renal labs?  Any further testing, medication additions, or interventions necessary?

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