The client on an intensified insulin regimen consistently ha…
The client on an intensified insulin regimen consistently has a fasting blood glucose level between 70 and 80 mg/dL, a postprandial blood glucose level below 200 mg/dL, and a hemoglobin A1c level of 5.5%. Which is the nurse’s interpretation of these findings?
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The home care nurse finds a client who has diabetes awake and alert, but shaky, diaphoretic, and weak. The nurse gives the client ½ cup of orange juice. The client’s clinical manifestations have not changed 5 minutes later. Which is the nurse’s best next action after rechecking the blood glucose and the results are up to 60?
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