The nurse recognizes that a client diagnosed with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes is at risk for developing the gastrointestinal complication of:
1. Gastroparesis.
2. Gastric reflex disease.
3. Peptic ulcer.
4. Paralytic ileus.
Gastroparesis.
Rationale: A person whose diabetes is poorly controlled may develop gastroparesis, a slowing in emptying of the stomach due to the diabetes. The remaining options do not appear to have a direct connection to diabetes.
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