The clinic nurse is teaching on the ways to help a child with DM1 when a hypoglycemic incident occurs. The teaching should include:
1. Allowing for 6 oz of diet soda every day.
2. Providing a juice box.
3. Allowing the child to eat, then return to previous activities.
4. Providing the child a bag of Cheetos.
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1. Diet soda does not contain the proper sugar level and will not be beneficial to the child.
2. Juice has the proper level of sugar to be beneficial for the child and can be absorbed into the system quickly.
3. A child should rest after eating to help decrease the metabolic demands if in a hypoglycemic state to help prevent an accident.
4. A bag of Cheetos contains carbohydrates that may help increase the glucose level, but will take longer for the body to break down for use.
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