HISTORY:
-special emphasis on DM-relevant aspects such as weight, family hx of DM and its complications, RFs for cardiovascular disease, exercise, smoking, and ethanol use.
-Symptoms of hyperglycemia: polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, fatigue, weakness, blurry vision (bc of changes in water content of lens, resolves as hyperglycemia controlled), frequent superficial infections (vaginitis, fungal skin infections), and slow healing of skin lesions after minor trauma.