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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A detailed history must be taken from every person presenting with diabetes symptoms. Classic symptoms of diabetes include | A detailed history must be taken from every person presenting with [[diabetes]] symptoms. Classic symptoms of [[diabetes]] include [[weight loss]], [[polyphagia]], [[polydipsia]] and [[polyuria]]. Less common [[Symptom|symptoms]] include vision changes, [[tingling]] or [[numbness]] in exterimities, [[fatigue]] and skin changes. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:<ref name="pmid18519930">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=148 |issue=11 |pages=846–54 |year=2008 |pmid=18519930 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28070960">{{cite journal |vauthors=Marathe PH, Gao HX, Close KL |title=American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2017 |journal=J Diabetes |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=320–324 |year=2017 |pmid=28070960 |doi=10.1111/1753-0407.12524 |url=}}</ref> | A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:<ref name="pmid18519930">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=148 |issue=11 |pages=846–54 |year=2008 |pmid=18519930 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28070960">{{cite journal |vauthors=Marathe PH, Gao HX, Close KL |title=American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2017 |journal=J Diabetes |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=320–324 |year=2017 |pmid=28070960 |doi=10.1111/1753-0407.12524 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Dietary | *Dietary habits | ||
*Weight change | *Weight change | ||
*Family history of hyperglycemia or diabetes | *[[Family history]] of [[hyperglycemia]] or [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]] | ||
*Pregnancies complicated by hyperglycemia | *[[Pregnancy|Pregnancies]] complicated by [[hyperglycemia]] | ||
===Symptoms=== | ===Symptoms=== | ||
====Common symptoms==== | ====Common symptoms==== | ||
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*[[Fatigue]] | *[[Fatigue]] | ||
*Skin changes | *Skin changes | ||
*Poor wound healing | *Poor [[wound healing]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Endocrinology]] | [[Category:Endocrinology]] | ||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
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Differentiating Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 from other Diseases |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
A detailed history must be taken from every person presenting with diabetes symptoms. Classic symptoms of diabetes include weight loss, polyphagia, polydipsia and polyuria. Less common symptoms include vision changes, tingling or numbness in exterimities, fatigue and skin changes.
History
A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:[1][2]
- Dietary habits
- Weight change
- Family history of hyperglycemia or diabetes
- Pregnancies complicated by hyperglycemia
Symptoms
Common symptoms
- Polyuria
- Polydipsia
- Unexplained weight loss
- Polyphagia
Less common symptoms
- Vision changes
- Paresthesia
- Fatigue
- Skin changes
- Poor wound healing
References
- ↑ "Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement". Ann. Intern. Med. 148 (11): 846–54. 2008. PMID 18519930.
- ↑ Marathe PH, Gao HX, Close KL (2017). "American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2017". J Diabetes. 9 (4): 320–324. doi:10.1111/1753-0407.12524. PMID 28070960.