How is the Whipple triad described? (Select all that apply.)
a. Symptoms of hypoglycemia are present.
b. Low blood glucose levels are documented when symptoms are present.
c. Symptoms can be reproduced with an in-jection of regular insulin, 10 units.
d. Muscular activity does not have any effect on blood glucose.
e. Symptoms improved when the blood glu-cose level rises.
A, B, E
Whipple triad is the presence of the symptoms of hypoglycemia (e.g., diaphoresis, pallor, tachy-cardia), the documentation of low blood glucose levels when symptoms are present, and the im-provement of symptoms as the blood glucose level rises.
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