write a referral letter to an endocrinologist
I am writing to refer Ms Tabtha Taborlin, a 45- year-old patient, who is a poor
control
type one diabetes with intermittent diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). She requires your assessment and management for the rigid glycemic control
and insulin
pump insertion as you deem appropriate.
Ms Taborlin has been struggling with diabetes since she was 7 years old. she is a noncompliant patient with recurrent ketoacidosis and admission. 4 days back she was admitted with dehydration and a glucose level of 530 mmol/l on admission. She was taking insulin
with the dose of 45 units of Lantus and 12 units of Humalog nightly and an additional pre-prandial correctional scale with the Humalog, however
, she had not used it regularly.
She does not exercise and she smokes 2 cigarettes per day. She is underweight and she has essential hypertension as well.
Despite discussing the necessity of strict glucose control
and regular insulin
injections, she still doesn’t use insulin
regularly and does not follow the recommended diet.
It would be great if you could visit her and give us your valuable opinion about an alternative treatment plan for better glycemic control
such
as insulin
pump.
Yours sincerely,
DoctorSubmitted by ali.homayoni93 on
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