The nurse is addressing a group of patients with prediabetes. What should the nurse include in a teaching plan for this group?
1. The person with prediabetes needs insulin to maintain normal blood glucose levels.
2. Patients with prediabetes are at increased risk for macular degeneration.
3. Individuals with prediabetes should limit fluid intake.
4. The person with prediabetes has an increased risk of heart disease.
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Rationale 1: A patient with prediabetes may not always develop diabetes, and not all diabetics require insulin.
Rationale 2: The risk of macular degeneration does not increase with prediabetes diagnosis.
Rationale 3: Fluids are not restricted in prediabetes.
Rationale 4: The individual with prediabetes is at risk for cardiovascular disease.
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