A College Student Who Has Type 1 Diabetes Normally Walks

question 6

Multiple Choice

A college student who has type 1 diabetes normally walks each evening as part of an exercise regimen. The student now plans to take a swimming class every day at 1:00 PM. The clinic nurse teaches the patient to

• A) delay eating the noon meal until after the swimming class.
• B) increase the morning dose of neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin on days of the swimming class.
• C) time the morning insulin injection so that the peak occurs while swimming.
• D) check glucose level before, during, and after swimming.

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