The nurse is assessing a patient who has a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which finding would require follow-up by the nurse?

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Family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for the development of diabetes. A new prescription for levothyroxine (Synthroid) for hypothyroidism is not related to diabetes and does not require follow-up for this reason. Decreased waist-to-hip ratio through dietary changes and a fasting blood glucose level of 89 mg/dL are both positive findings and would not require follow-up. Delivery of a baby that weighed 8 pounds and 12 ounces is a risk factor for gestational diabetes, but the question does not specify if the patient had gestational diabetes or not; therefore, this finding alone would not require follow-up.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Patient Who Has a Family