When the pregnant diabetic woman experiences hypoglycemia while hospitalized, the nurse should intervene by having the patient:
a. Eat six saltine crackers.
b. Drink 8 oz of orange juice with 2 tsp of sugar added.
c. Drink 4 oz of orange juice followed by 8 oz of milk.
d. Eat hard candy or commercial glucose wafers.
ANS: A
Crackers provide carbohydrates in the form of polysaccharides. Orange juice and sugar will increase the blood sugar but not provide a slow-burning carbohydrate to sustain the blood sugar. Milk is a disaccharide and orange juice is a monosaccharide. They will provide an increase in blood sugar but will not sustain the level. Hard candy or commercial glucose wafers provide only monosaccharides.
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