A Patient Has Been Recently Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient has been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The patient states, "I am thin and eat all of the time, how can I have diabetes?" Which of the following responses by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A)"Thin people can be diabetic, too."
• B)"Your condition makes it impossible for you to gain weight."
• C)"Diabetes makes it difficult for your body to obtain energy from the foods you eat"
• D)"Your lab tests indicate the presence of diabetes."

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