The nurse is counseling a patient about the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. What should the nurse stress that patients with type 2 diabetes are required to receive on a daily basis?
a. Regular carbohydrate-controlled meals
b. Oral hyperglycemic agents
c. Insulin injections
d. Stringent low-calorie diets
ANS: A
People with type 2 diabetes must take daily regulated meals with controlled carbohydrate content. Type 1 diabetics must have insulin injections.
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