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A female in her sixties (Mrs J) makes an appointment with her GP because she has been suffering with pains in her legs and having difficulty walking. She is also having problems with her vision. She presents as overweight, bordering on obese. When questioned about her appetite she mentions that she seems to feel thirsty a lot of the time. The GP takes a blood sample and asks the patient to provide an MSU urine specimen. After using a dipstick on both samples, the GP arranges for the patient to attend the clinic for a glucose tolerance test. The results are in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Plasma glucose concentrations (mmol/L) determined for Mrs J

minutes after glucose load

0

30

60

90

120

Patient T

8.5

16.1

16.8

15.9

15.5

1> Using the data for J in Table 1 construct a correctly labelled graph using appropriate software to show the profile and paste it into yourwork.

3> Briefly describe the clinical biochemistry test that would be used to monitor the patient during treatment. 

1> Discuss how the outcome of the test relates to the symptoms described by Mrs K

2> Briefly describe the clinical biochemistry test(s) that would be used to monitor the patient during treatment. 

3> Using the data for Mrs K in Table 1 construct a correctly labelled graph using appropriate software to show the profile and paste it into your work. (Remember that the title, also called the figure legend, should be below the graph.)