The nurse instructing a client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus stresses the importance of routine eye examinations because:
1. Vision changes are common with this diagnosis.
2. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness in the United States.
3. Corrective lenses are needed to use the blood glucose monitor.
4. Vision improves as the blood glucose level is controlled.
2. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness in the United States.
Rationale:
Uncontrolled diabetes can impair vision and is a leading cause of blindness in the United States. The nurse should instruct the client on the importance of routine eye examinations to ensure fluctuating blood glucose levels are not harming the eye structures. Vision changes may or may not be common with diabetes. Corrective lenses are not always needed to use the blood glucose monitor. Vision may or may not improve when the blood glucose level is controlled.
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