A 38-year-old patient who has type 1 diabetes plans to swim laps daily at 1:00 PM. The clinic nurse will plan to teach the patient to
a. check glucose level before, during, and after swimming.
b. delay eating the noon meal until after the swimming class.
c. increase the morning dose of neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin.
d. time the morning insulin injection so that the peak occurs while swimming.
ANS: A
The change in exercise will affect blood glucose, and the patient will need to monitor glucose carefully to determine the need for changes in diet and insulin administration. Because exercise tends to decrease blood glucose, patients are advised to eat before exercising. Increasing the morning NPH or timing the insulin to peak during exercise may lead to hypoglycemia, especially with the increased exercise.
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