A patient asks the nurse why a quick-acting sugar given by mouth is better in the regulation of insulin than the use of intravenous glucose for a low blood sugar
Which of the following statements by the nurse represents the most appropriate response to this question?
A) "The ingestion of food allows the digestive tract to stimulate vagal activity and the release of incretins."
B) "The combination of insulin and food will yield a higher blood sugar than intravenous glucose."
C) "Both food and intravenous glucose will produce changes similarly in the gastrointestinal tract to increase blood sugar."
D) "You are mistaken. The intravenous glucose yields a higher blood glucose through the release of incretins."
A
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