The nurse participating in a screening program for persons at risk for diabetes should have a high index of suspicion for a(n)
A) 44-year-old man who is 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds.
B) adolescent whose mother has type 2 diabetes.
C) young man complaining of weight loss and joint pain.
D) young woman who has had two babies weighing 7 pounds each.

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Screening of high-risk individuals should include those who have first-degree relatives with type 2 diabetes; obese individuals; members of high-risk races; persons older than 40 years with any other risk factor; individuals with hypertension or hyperlipidemia; those with previous impaired glucose tolerance (IGT); women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) or history of a baby weighing greater than 9 pounds; and individuals with a history of recurrent infections.

The Nurse Participating in a Screening Program for Persons at Risk