A young man with type 1 diabetes runs 3 miles,falls asleep on the sofa,and forgets to eat his next meal.He is likely to experience

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A young man who exercises and forgets to eat his next meal is likely to experience hypoglycemia because he used up his available blood glucose and glycogen stores while exercising but still has exogenous insulin in his bloodstream.Hyperglycemia would occur if he ate extra carbohydrate without using extra insulin.Diabetic ketoacidosis would occur if he omitted insulin doses.Nephropathy is a long-term complication of diabetes mellitus.

A Young Man with Type 1 Diabetes Runs 3 Miles,falls