A patient with type 2 diabetes is admitted for an outpatient coronary arteriogram. Which information obtained by the nurse is most important to report to the health care provider before the procedure?
A) The patient's admission blood glucose is 128 mg/dL.
B) The patient's most recent Hb A1C was 6.5%.
C) The patient took the prescribed metformin (Glucophage) today.
D) The patient took the prescribed captopril (Capoten) this morning.
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