Open AccessOverweight elderly patient suffering from multiple comorbidities
Author(s) -
Sebastiano Bruno Solerte
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
aboutopen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2465-2628
DOI - 10.19156/abtpn.2018.0047
Subject(s) - diabetology , medicine , microalbuminuria , overweight , diabetes mellitus , glycemic , type 2 diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , physical therapy , obesity , endocrinology
We report an elderly patient suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus for over 10 years, under conventional anti-diabetic therapy for a number of months and not adequately responsive. The patient, in unstable glycemic compensation, is obese, hypertensive and presents microalbuminuria. He is also affected by several co-morbidities (Diabetology)