The nurse encourages a non–insulin-dependent diabetic client to engage in a regular exercise program primarily for which of the following reasons?
a. Doing so will likely improve the client's gastric motility, thus affecting glucose digestion.
b. Doing so will likely improve the client's respiratory recovery time, thus decreasing breath load.
c. Doing so will likely improve the client's average cardiac output, thus decreasing resting heart rate.
d. Doing so will likely improve the client's use of glucose and fatty acids, thus de-creasing blood glucose level.
D
Regular exercise does tend to increase effective use of glucose and fatty acids; this would be the primary benefit for the diabetic client.
The primary benefit for the diabetic client is the effect of decreasing blood glucose levels.
While exercise will decrease breath load, the primary effect for the diabetic client is decreasing blood glucose levels.
While exercise will decrease resting heart rate, the primary effect for the diabetic client is de-creasing blood glucose levels.
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