A client is instructed to rotate the sites of insulin injections because it will help prevent:
1. a decrease in absorption.
2. an allergic reaction.
3. lipodystrophy.
4. skin breakdown.
3
The rotation of sites is used to prevent lipodystrophy, a localized complication of insulin administration characterized by changes in the subcutaneous fat at the site of the injection. The other options are not why site rotation is used.
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