Sarah is 37 years old and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 17 years old. She has been well managed for the most part and does fairly well at keeping her blood sugar under control. She has been having some visual disturbances in the past few weeks and is being seen by an ophthalmologist for the first time. The ophthalmologist diagnosed her with proliferative retinopathy and macular

edema, both due to the diabetes. A treatment plan was discussed with the patient and she will be seen again in two months time.

First-listed diagnosis: ________
Secondary diagnoses: ________
Fill in the blank with correct word.


First-listed diagnosis: ________
Answer: Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and macular edema – E10.351

Secondary diagnoses: ________
Answer: None

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