The client with type 1 diabetes mellitus is switching from an animal-source regular insulin to a synthetically derived human regular insulin. Which precaution should the nurse explain to this client?
A. "Human insulin should only be administered in the umbilical area."
B. "Do not mix human regular insulin with any other type of insulin."
C. "Adjustments in insulin timing may be needed with the human regular insulin."
D. "You may notice the need to increase the dose to achieve the same level of glu-cose control."
C
Human insulin has a more rapid onset of action, a shorter time to peak action, and a shorter dura-tion of action than the same insulin type derived from animal sources.
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