Case Study Questions

Multiple Choice

Case Study Questions
​Use the following case study to answer questions
Jared Joiner is a 56-year-old African American insurance agent. He is single, eats most meals at restaurants, leads a sedentary lifestyle, and drinks 3-4 beers a day. He is 5'9" tall and weighs 204 pounds (BMI 30) . Mr. Joiner has been feeling particularly fatigued lately and decided to make an appointment with his physician for a check-up. The results of his laboratory tests include a fasting blood glucose level of 121 mg/dL.
-After two months, Mr. Joiner has lost weight but his fasting blood glucose has risen to 140 mg/dL. Mr. Joiner's disease has progressed to:

A) type 1 diabetes.
B) type 2 diabetes.
C) gestational diabetes.
D) hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome.
E) ketoacidosis.