The Nurse Is Assisting with Teaching a Patient with Newly

The nurse is assisting with teaching a patient with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. The patient asks what caused the fruity odor that was present at diagnosis. How should the nurse respond?

A) "The excess sugar in the blood is metabolized to fructose and excreted via the lungs."
B) "In the absence of available sugar, the body breaks down fat into ketones, which have a fruity odor."
C) "The proteins in the blood are metabolized to a substance that has a fruity odor."
D) "Excess sugar is excreted in the urine, which causes the fruity odor."