The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who is on four injections of regular insulin daily. About how many hours after each injection of insulin does the nurse teach the patient to be alert for symptoms of hypoglycemia? 1.1/2 hour

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Regular insulin typically starts to lower blood glucose within 30 minutes of injection, peaks in 2 to 3 hours, and keeps working for up to 6 hours. Therefore, patients should be alert for symptoms of hypoglycemia, especially around 3 hours after injection when the insulin's action is peaking.

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