During the nutritional assessment, the nurse learns that a client with uncontrollable type 2 diabetes mellitus consumes a boiled wheat mixture soaked with sugar and cinnamon for breakfast every day as part of a cultural preference. What should the nurse suggest to this client?
a. Eat less of the item every day
b. Eliminate the item from the diet
c. Eat the item only on the weekends
d. Make the item with artificial sweetener
d. Make the item with artificial sweetener
The nurse should assess how often a food is consumed to determine the potential impact of that food. Since the food is eaten daily, the best suggestion is for the item to be made with artificial sweetener to help with the client's blood sugar control. Eating less of the item may not be sufficient for the client's health problem. Eliminating the item would not take the client's cultural needs into consideration. Limiting the item to the weekends also does not take the client's cultural needs into consideration.
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