Diabetic History (OSCE)

Type and Duration

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  • Type1DM or Type2DM? Consider other types such as Gestational diabetes and LADA.
  • AGE of onset
  • MANNER of diagnosis - Routine Tests or Symptomatic, if symptomatic explore presenting symptoms

Glucose Control

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  • FREQUENCY of monitoring
  • VALUES - usual numbers at AM and PM, taken AC or PC, range, HbA1c
  • HYPOGLYCEMIC episodes
    • frequency
    • severity
    • sympathetic prodrome
    • unheralded neuroglycopenic symptoms
      • hunger, dizziness, tingling, blurred vision, difficulty thinking, and faintness

Please give time interval between last meal and fasting blood sugar test and values in all tests.It will help people.

Diet and Exercise (CDA)

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  • quantity (calories)
  • quality

Medications

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  • oral hypoglycemics
  • insulin (type, units, timing)
  • antagonistic drugs (thiazides, corticosteroids)

Modifiable Risk Factors

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  • Hypertension
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol

PMHx

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  • Stroke
  • MI

Types 1 and 2

FMHx

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Family hIstory of autoimmune disease associated with T1D e.g. Autoimmune thyroid disease, coeliac's disease, pernicious anaemia and vitiligo

Neuropathy

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  • Neuropathy
  • Autonomic:
    • erectile dysfunction
    • orthostatic hypotension
    • gastroparesis
    • constipation
    • incontinence
  • Peripheral:
    • anesthesia
    • paresthesia
    • hyperesthesia

Retinopathy

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  • date of last eye exam with an OPHTHALMOLOGIST (MD/DO)

Nephropathy

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  • renal disease
  • proteinuria or microalbuminuria
  • last URINE ANALYSIS
  • last serum creatinine

Vascular

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Cardiac

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  • angina
  • dyspnea
  • orthopnea(under pulmonary)
  • CHF
  • MI

Peripheral Vascular Disease

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  • claudication
  • foot care

Hospitalization

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  • Hypoglycemia
  • DKA
  • HONKS (hyperosmolar nonketotic state)

Other OSCE Modules

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