A client on an intensified insulin regimen consistently has a fasting blood glucose level between 70 and 80 mg/dL, a postprandial blood glucose level below 200 mg/dL, and a hemoglobin A1c level of 5.5%
Which is the nurse's interpretation of these findings? a. Increased risk for developing ketoacidosis
b. Increased risk for developing hypergly-cemia
c. Signs of insulin resistance
d. Good control of blood glucose
D
The client is maintaining blood glucose levels within the defined ranges for goals in an intensified regimen. Because the client's glycemic control is good, he or she is not at higher risk for ketoacidosis or hyperglycemia and is not showing signs of insulin resistance.
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