Medical history for type 1 diabetes
The medical history for a person suspected of having type 1 diabetes includes questions about symptoms, family history of the disease, and personal medical history. Questions may include the following:
- Have you had increased thirst, increased urination, and fatigue?
- How long have the symptoms been present?
- Have you had an increase in appetite?
- Have you lost weight lately?
- Is there a family history of diabetes?
- What other medical conditions do you have?
- What medications are you are currently taking?
- Have you been ill recently?
- Has growth and development progressed normally (if the person is a child)?
| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: September 17, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
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