The physician orders an 1,800-calorie diabetic diet and 40 units of (Humulin N) insulin U-100 subcutaneously daily for a patient with diabetes mellitus. A mid-afternoon snack of milk and crackers is given to
a. improve nutrition.
b. improve carbohydrate metabolism.
c. prevent an insulin reaction.
d. prevent diabetic coma.
C
Humulin N insulin starts to peak in 4 hours. The nurse should be alert for signs of hypoglycemia (a less-than-normal amount of glucose in the blood, usually caused by administration of too much insulin, excessive secretion of insulin by the islet cells of the pancreas, or dietary deficiency) at the peak of action of whatever type of insulin the patient is taking.
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