You are teaching the parent of a diabetic preschool-age child about management of the disease. The parent should be told to allow the preschool child to:
1. Administer all the insulin injections.
2. Pick which finger to stick for glucose testing.
3. Draw up the insulin dose.
4. Test blood glucose.
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Rationale:
1. Allowing the child to administer the insulin should not be done until the child is middle or later school–age.
2. The preschool-age child's need for autonomy and control can be met by allowing the child to pick which finger to stick for glucose testing.
3. Allowing the child to draw up the dose should not be done until the child is middle or later school–age.
4. Allowing the child to test the blood glucose should not be done until the child is middle or later school–age.
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