You are the RN looking after 16 year old Lolita Beeta today. Lolita was diagnosed with
type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) when she was 6 years old. She has been really
stressed with school exams for the past 2 days, as well as being run down with a virus.
This afternoon Lolita has been feeling thirsty, more hungry than normal, passing large
amounts of urine frequently and is experiencing some mild blurred vision.
A) Demonstrate your understanding of the pathophysiology of type 1 Diabetes
Mellitus by explaining/linking the symptoms identified in the case study.
B) What is Lolita experiencing signs of?
C) Using the literature to support your statements, identify in the case study, two
(2) reasons why this may have occurred and discuss briefly.

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