The nurse is teaching a teenage client newly diagnosed with type 1diabetes about complications of the disease. The nurse explains that clients with type 1 diabetes can avoid lipoatrophy by:
1. Rotating injection sites.
2. Checking blood sugars at mealtime and bedtime.
3. Using a sliding scale for additional coverage.
4. Administration of insulin via insulin pump.
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Rationale 1: Lipoatrophy is caused by using the same insulin injection site.
Rationale 2: Checking blood sugars does not influence lipoatrophy.
Rationale 3: A sliding scale does not influence lipoatrophy.
Rationale 4: Insulin administration via pump doesn't influence lipoatrophy.
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