A patient with type 2 diabetes is scheduled for an outpatient coronary arteriogram. Which information obtained by the nurse when admitting the patient indicates a need for a change in the patient's regimen?
A) The patient's most recent hemoglobin A1C was 6%.
B) The patient takes metformin (Glucophage) every morning.
C) The patient uses captopril (Capoten) for hypertension.
D) The patient's admission blood glucose is 128 mg/dl.
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