A Client with Diabetes Asks Why More Than One Injection

question 16

Multiple Choice

A client with diabetes asks why more than one injection of insulin is required each day.Which is the nurse's best response?

• A) "You need to start with multiple injections until you become more proficient at self-injection."
• B) "A single dose of insulin each day would not match your blood insulin levels and your food intake patterns closely enough."
• C) "A regimen of a single dose of insulin injected each day would require that you could eat no more than one meal each day."
• D) "A single dose of insulin would be too large to be absorbed predictably, so you would be in danger of unexpected insulin shock."

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