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Watch the case study video for Ms. Ellis then, review and complete the Fact Sheet by answering the following questions:
Mrs. Ellis was diagnosed with Type II diabetes about 8 months ago. At that time, she was having to go to the bathroom a lot and her vision was blurry. When they checked her blood sugar, they said it was 280. they started her on metformin 400 mg twice daily and this seemed to make her blood sugar go down. she hasn't had any trouble since. However, her feet do hurt her. she to walk about 20-minute a day, but she with what she should eat and don't seem to be losing any weight
1. What disease do you think the patient (Mrs. Ellis) has? Explain why.
2. What is the primary body system that this disease affects?
3. Are there other BODY systems affected? If so, which ones?
4. Based on the patent's profile, what places him/her at risk for the disease?
5. What are the patient's symptoms? (Hint: These are what patient experiences)
6. What are the patient's signs? (Hint: These are observable from everyone else)
7. What are the treatments for this disease?
8. Name three (3) other diseases that affect the same body system.
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