Your patient is a 44-year-old male with a history of diabetes.He is lying on the living room floor,unresponsive to all stimuli.He has a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute,heart rate of 112 beats per minute,and is pale and sweaty.Which of the following should you do to treat this patient?
A) Encourage the patient's family to administer his insulin.
B) Apply oral glucose solution to a tongue depressor and insert it between the patient's cheek and gums.
C) Place the patient in the recovery position to protect the airway and place oral glucose solution under the patient's tongue.
D) Place the patient in the recovery position, administer oxygen, and monitor his airway status.
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