The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who is diabetic.The nurse cautions against the technique of "tight control" of hyperglycemia.Which statement explains why this management method is not recommended?

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One complication of the "tight control" method includes hypoglycemia.Older adults experience hypoglycemia more quickly than do younger people,and older adults are more prone to hypoglycemic episodes.The older adult may progress to dangerously low levels of blood glucose before signs and symptoms are obvious.Severe hypoglycemia in the older adult can precipitate myocardial infarction,angina,stroke,or seizures.For this reason,"tight control" may not be the best thing for the older adult.Older adults can accurately test and administer insulin,possess a higher risk for hypoglycemia,and do not possess an unstable metabolic rate.

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