The nurse is preparing discharge teaching for an older patient receiving insulin injections for diabetes. What should the nurse teach the patient about the insulin?
1. Always keep insulin refrigerated.
2. Systematically rotate insulin injection sites.
3. Increase the amount of insulin before exercise.
4. Ketones in the urine signify a need for less insulin.
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Rationale: Insulin should be at room temperature when preparing an injection.
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