Case Study Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

James (pseudonym) is a 65 years old man, with a 10 year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). He migrated to New Zealand when he was young. He lives with his wife Barbara (pseudonym) in his own house. They have two daughters who are both in Australia with their family. They visit him regularly. He worked as a shop manager but he discontinued the job because he could not work properly due to fatigue and illness from his disease. He now spends most of the time at home by engaging in hobbies such as reading, gardening, watching television and socialising with friends.
Type 2 DM is a metabolic disorder that is characterised by the elevation of blood glucose level due to the inability of the body to use insulin normally or to produce insulin