A patient who has diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure takes insulin and warfarin. The patient will begin taking exogenous testosterone to treat secondary hypogonadism. The primary care NP should recommend:
a. increasing the dose of warfarin.
b. more frequent blood glucose monitoring.
c. a higher than usual dose of testosterone.
d. increasing insulin doses to prevent hypoglycemia.
B
Patients with diabetes may require a decrease in insulin dose because of the metabolic effects of androgens. More frequent blood glucose monitoring should be performed. Warfarin doses may need to be decreased because androgens increase sensitivity to anticoagulants.
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