A twenty-year-old patient with diabetes mellitus tells the nurse that she takes Guaifenesin cough syrup when she has a cold. The nurse should teach her that she:

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The nurse should teach her that she must calculate the glucose in her daily carbohydrate allowance. Cough syrup contains a glucose base. The patient should use a glucose-free product or account for the glucose.

A Twenty-Year-Old Patient with Diabetes Mellitus Tells the Nurse That