The nurse reinforces the American Diabetes Association's recommendation that all people over age 45, especially if overweight, monitor themselves for diabetes by:
a. having regularly scheduled fasting blood glucose level testing.
b. adhering to weight reduction diets.
c. exercising regularly.
d. using stress reduction techniques.
A
The ADA recommends screening with a fasting blood glucose. The other options are helpful with controlling diabetes but do not monitor for diabetes.
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