The nurse is doing patient teaching with an adolescent newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus and her family. The nurse teaches the patient and family that what will decrease the body's need for insulin?
A) Sleep
B) Stress
C) Exercise
D) Low-fat diet
Ans: C
Feedback: Exercise lowers blood glucose, increases levels of HDLs, and decreases total cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Stress increases the need for insulin. Insulin is generally taken to cover what is eaten at each meal. Sleep impacts the need for insulin because many patients forget to take their insulin dose prior to going to sleep.
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