Answer to Question 1
Apple juice, fried okra, and potatoes are the only fruit and vegetables she consumed.
Answer to Question 2
Initial lab values:
Glucose: 1524 mg/dL (high) due to HHS with dehydration.
Creatinine: 1.9 mg/dL (high) elevated due to admitting dehydration.
Sodium: 132 meq/L (low) osmotic diuresis. Loss of sodium in urine.
Phosphate: 1.8 (low) osmotic diuresis; loss of phosphate in urine; kidney function may be impaired due to very high level of hyperglycemia.
Cholesterol: 205 mg/dL (high) related to cardiovascular risk factors and diagnosis of hyperlipidemia
HbA1c: 11.5 (high) average blood glucose levels are very high as patient has uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and is not taking his medications as prescribed.
C-peptide: 1.10 means that patient is producing insulin, but insulin resistance is a problem.
Osmolality: 322.6 mmol/kg (high) because HHS is a hyperosmolar condition triggered by an illness and severe dehydration.
Specific gravity (1.045) high due to dehydration.
BUN: 31 (high) due to dehydration and HHS, which is a hyperosmolar condition.
Glucose in urine: present due to diabetes. High blood glucose levels >180 mg/dL allow glucose to spill over into the urine due to impaired kidney filtration.
Protein in urine: presence of protein in urine is indicative of impaired kidney function secondary to his diabetes.
Triglycerides: 185 mg/dL (high) - due to diagnosis of hyperlipidemia
Changed values:
Glucose: 475 mg/dL, lowered with insulin therapy but still high as glucose is above 200 mg/dL and patient has been NPO.
Osmolality decreased to 303.5 mmol/kg but is still considered high.
Sodium is still low, but is improving as pt. is receiving hydration via saline solution.
Phosphate: still low but levels are improving as pt. is receiving electrolytes and is rehydrated.