Medical history for type 1 diabetes
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Medical history for type 1 diabetes
The medical history for a person suspected of having type 1 diabetes includes questions about symptoms, family history of the disease, and personal medical history. Questions may include the following:
- Have you had increased thirst, increased urination, and fatigue?
- How long have the symptoms been present?
- Have you had an increase in appetite?
- Have you lost weight lately?
- Is there a family history of diabetes?
- What other medical conditions do you have?
- What medications are you are currently taking?
- Have you been ill recently?
- Has growth and development progressed normally (if the person is a child)?
Credits
| Author | Robin Parks, MS |
| Editor | Alison Allen |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| Last Updated | November 21, 2006 |
| Last updated: | November 21, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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