Clinical quiz: Abrupt change to glycaemia

 

 

A 52-year-old woman is under annual routine screening for diabetes by her general practitioner due to a history of obesity and hypertension from her early 40s.

Despite attending two months ago for health checks and having an HbA1c of 6.1%, she returns reporting a three-week onset of severe insatiable thirst, frequent urination and blurred vision....

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