A School-Age Client with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Wants to Know

A school-age client with type 1 diabetes mellitus wants to know why the medication is in an injection instead of a pill. Which response should the nurse make to this client?

A) "The type of medication you need depends on your blood sugar levels, and yours meet the criteria for insulin."
B) "Medications available in pill form can be used for type 1 diabetes if the treatment is started early enough in the disease."
C) "Younger clients diagnosed with diabetes are prescribed insulin because it is long lasting and easier to keep track of than pills."
D) "Medications available in pill form only work if your body makes some insulin, and in type 1 diabetes the cells that make insulin do not work."