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    [Weekly Medical Questions] Middle-aged patients with poorly controlled diabetes, which further evaluation should be received?

    • Last Update: 2022-01-26
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    [Weekly Medical Questions] is the new online column of "NEJM Medical Frontier"
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    Based on NEJM Knowledge+, a sister product of the New England Journal of Medicine, this column pushes a question every Wednesday, and announces the answer and key points the next day
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    Your valuable comments and suggestions will be our best help! A 42-year-old man presented to an outpatient consultation regarding the long-term management of type 2 diabetes
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    The patient's diabetes has been poorly controlled for many years, and after recently starting basal insulin, the glycated hemoglobin level reached 6.
    8%, and self-monitoring of blood glucose showed that more than 90% of fingertip blood glucose values ​​were within the target range
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    He has nonproliferative retinopathy but is asymptomatic
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    All systemic examination results were negative
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    In addition to insulin, he was taking aspirin 81 mg and atorvastatin 80 mg daily
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    His blood pressure was 128/76 mmHg and his BMI was 32
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    Neurological examination revealed diminished Achilles tendon reflexes and reduced sensation of light touch and vibration in the feet
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    Laboratory testing revealed a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level of 68 mg/dL (reference range, <130 mg/dL) and urine albumin of 18 mg/g creatinine (<30) at the time point
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    Which of the following evaluations is recommended for this patient? A.
    Detection of fructosamine levels B.
    Electromyography C.
    Detection of serum creatinine levels D.
    Cardiac stress test E.
    Detection of C-reactive protein levels The answer to the question is actually hidden in the question stem and abstract
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