A Patient Using a Split Mixed-Dose Insulin Regimen Asks the Nurse

A patient using a split mixed-dose insulin regimen asks the nurse about the use of intensive insulin therapy to achieve tighter glucose control. The nurse should teach the patient that

A) intensive insulin therapy requires three or more injections a day in addition to an injection of a basal long-acting insulin.
B) intensive insulin therapy is indicated only for newly diagnosed type 1 diabetics who have never experienced ketoacidosis.
C) studies have shown that intensive insulin therapy is most effective in preventing the macrovascular complications characteristic of type 2 diabetes.
D) an insulin pump provides the best glucose control and requires about the same amount of attention as intensive insulin therapy.