Reported excessive fluid intake due to summer heat

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Task Description Case Study: Alice Alice is a 29-year-old woman. She presented to her GP a few days ago with a candida infection and reported excessive fluid intake due to summer heat. She was otherwise asymptomatic. A urine dipstick test revealed glucose and trace ketones. After further tests Alice was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and commenced on Metformin 500mg 1 x day (nocturne) with evening meal. Alice reports that her mother has type 2 diabetes, which was initially diagnosed during her pregnancy with Alice. Her mother also has "foot trouble" resulting from diabetes and she walks with a cane. Alice's paternal grandmother and grandfather both have type 2 diabetes. Alice lives with her mother and 3 other siblings. Alice reports that her siblings are constantly bringing junk food into the house and she feels there is no hope that she will be able to lose.

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