An elderly client diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus frequently reports that his tea is "way too sweet" even though the staff adds only the 1 teaspoon of sugar substitute the client requests
The most likely reason for this response is that: 1. The client's perception of sweetness has become more sensitive.
2. Sugar substitutes are sweeter than natural sugar.
3. Diabetes mellitus can alter one's tolerance for sugar.
4. The client has not adjusted to the use of sugar substitutes.
The client's perception of sweetness has become more sensitive.
Rationale: The aging process generally increases one perception of salty, sweet, sour, and bitter tastes. Diabetes mellitus does not have any known affects on one's taste tolerance for sugar, but rather on the body's ability to utilize glucose. Sugar substitutes are not necessarily sweeter than natural sugar, and adjustment to the substitute is more likely related to its general taste, not to the degree of sweetness.
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