middle-aged male patient with type II diabetes mellitus (DM) is trying

Question Answered step-by-step middle-aged male patient with type II diabetes mellitus (DM) is tryingto be proactive in his care. He has attended several diabetes educator classes and community health and wellness lectures in an effort to understand their disease more. He is concerned because they have three family members with DM who ended up on dialysis. One of the lectures tried to explain that glucose control is heavily influenced by the kidneys. He realized that he was ordered a medication that works closely with the kidneys (a selective sodium glucose cotransporter 2 [SGLT-2] inhibitor). He is confused because he thought diabetes was a pancreas disorder. He is concerned about renal function based on his family history.1. How to respond to the patient’s confusion? Specifically, how do you make the connection between renal function and how some particular anti-diabetic medications works?2. patient asks at what stage of renal function are all meds, not just diabetic medications, considered for reduction or eliminated from the therapeutic plan. How do you respond? Health Science Science Nursing NURS 4005 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)