A client with type 1 diabetes asks whether an occasional glass of wine is allowed in the diet. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "Drinking any wine or alcohol will in-crease your insulin requirements."
b. "Because of poor kidney function, people diagnosed with diabetes should avoid al-cohol at all times."
c. "You shouldn't drink alcohol because it will make you hungry and overeat."
d. "One glass of wine is okay with a meal and is counted as two fat exchanges."
D
Under normal circumstances, blood glucose levels will not be affected by moderate use of alco-hol when diabetes is well controlled. Because alcohol can induce hypoglycemia, it should be in-gested with or shortly after a meal. One alcoholic beverage is substituted for two fat exchanges when caloric intake is calculated. The other statements are incorrect.
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