The following intervention is appropriate related to insulin therapy:
a. short-acting insulin should be given one hour before meals.
b. client needs to eat within 30 minutes after rapid-acting insulin injection.
c. after initiation of insulin therapy, a "honeymoon phase" occurs that then allows a reduced amount of insulin on a permanent basis.
d. insulin sensitivity can be determined by analyzing pre-meal blood glucose, insulin dose administered, and food eaten.
d
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