A Person with Type 2 Diabetes Recovering from Surgery Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

A person with type 2 diabetes recovering from surgery is upset about having to take insulin. How should the nurse respond to this person?

• A)'Didn't your doctor tell you that you would be on insulin now?'
• B)'After surgery it is necessary to change over to insulin injections.'
• C)'We will teach you how to give yourself the insulin injections.'
• D)'It's just until you are able to take your other medication and start to recover from the surgery.'