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Question

Self-Management Support: Empower and prepare patients to manage their health care. The case presented for this assignment provides an overview of the health status of a female patient named AD, who is 80 years old. She visited our office for a Chronic Disease Management follow-up. The patient was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complication 15 years ago. Her A1C levels have fluctuated over time, with the latest result at 7.3 in January 2024. Additionally, she has been experiencing urine microalbuminuria since January 2021, which was still present in December 2022 but resolved in May 2023. Her last eye exam in November 2021 revealed no signs of retinopathy, but she will need a referral to a new office next year. The patient is currently taking Trulicity 0.75mg, Lantus 13 units, Humalog 9/9/9, SSI, and avoiding metformin due to her GFR of 30. She checks her BG's QD-BID and has difficulty counting carbs due to limited math skills. The patient was admitted for hyperglycemia while on prednisone for asthma exacerbation in July 2023, and we would consider increasing her Lantus by 50% while on steroids and giving a QID sliding scale. She will need to be mindful of hypoglycemia, especially.