FG is a 56 year old Hispanic female with Type 2 DM for 6 years. She

Question Answered step-by-step FG is a 56 year old Hispanic female with Type 2 DM for 6 years. Shelikes to “eat what she wants” and admits to not following her diet. Her recent HbA1c came back at 9.0% , which is an increase from 7.9% over the past 3 months. She has been on Metformin for 6 months. Her weight is up 15 pounds and she now weighs 265 pounds, is not exercising, and is working 2 jobs on a daily basis. She is a smoker.Her medications include: -Metformin 1000 mg bid -Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg dailyWhat evidence based process would you apply (using the ADA 2020 Standards for Diabetes Care) in adjusting the patients diabetes medications? Based upon the evidence and various classes of diabetes medications what would be your next recommendation for medication management? What are some other issues you would consider with this patient regarding diabetes management in preventing microvascular and macrovascular complications?  Health Science Science Nursing NUR 503 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)