medical writing for case based report of diabetic patient
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
for academic essay
Your patient, a 47-year-old male was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 12 months ago and is currently treated with lifestyle and metformin 1g twice daily. He lives alone, has had a previous myocardial infarction at the time of diabetes diagnosis, but no evidence of heart failure. He has an HbA1c of 8% (64 mmol/mol), eGFR 70 mL/min/1.73 m²,Urinary Albumin/creatinine ratio (uACR): 12 mg/mmol (120 mg/g) and BMI 33kg/m2. He is also prescribed atorvastatin 80mg, bisoprolol 5mg and ramipril 10mg.
With reference to published guidelines and evidence discussed during the module.
Justify whether you feel his glycaemic control should be intensified at this stage, and if so, what glycaemic target you would aim to agree with him.
Outline the mode of action, benefits, and potential risks of each treatment type to help him decide on additional therapy.
If there are therapies which you would not recommend, explain why.
Allowing for joint decision making and based on individualization of therapy, which drug would you finally recommend he take and why?
Your patient, a 47-year-old male was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 12 months ago and is currently treated with lifestyle and metformin 1g twice daily. He lives alone, has had a previous myocardial infarction at the time of diabetes diagnosis, but no evidence of heart failure. He has an HbA1c of 8% (64 mmol/mol), eGFR 70 mL/min/1.73 m²,Urinary Albumin/creatinine ratio (uACR): 12 mg/mmol (120 mg/g) and BMI 33kg/m2. He is also prescribed atorvastatin 80mg, bisoprolol 5mg and ramipril 10mg.
With reference to published guidelines and evidence discussed during the module.
Justify whether you feel his glycaemic control should be intensified at this stage, and if so, what glycaemic target you would aim to agree with him.
Outline the mode of action, benefits, and potential risks of each treatment type to help him decide on additional therapy.
If there are therapies which you would not recommend, explain why.
Allowing for joint decision making and based on individualization of therapy, which drug would you finally recommend he take and why?