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A Nurse Cares for a Client with Diabetes Mellitus Who

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A nurse cares for a client with diabetes mellitus who asks,"Why do I need to administer more than one injection of insulin each day?" How should the nurse respond?


A) "You need to start with multiple injections until you become more proficient at self-injection."
B) "A single dose of insulin each day would not match your blood insulin levels and your food intake patterns."
C) "A regimen of a single dose of insulin injected each day would require that you eat fewer carbohydrates."
D) "A single dose of insulin would be too large to be absorbed, predictably putting you at risk for insulin shock."

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