Question of the Week | A1C 13.6% – Next Important Step?
KT is a 17-year-old with newly diagnosed diabetes and an A1C of 13.6%. The provider starts KT on 30 units of basal insulin and 10mg empagliflozin (Jardiance). KT is asked to get C-peptide levels checked and their C-peptide level is 0.9 ng/mL.
Based on this information, what is the next most important step?
- Add bolus insulin and stop empagliflozin
- Discuss the importance of starting CGM
- Evaluate auto immune markers
- Decrease basal insulin and start metformin
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