Which action should the nurse suggest to the client who has been having difficulty with hypoglycemia to decrease the rate of insulin absorption from the injection site?
A. Massaging the injection site
B. Exercising within 1 hour of insulin injection
C. Injecting into muscle rather than subcutaneous tissue
D. Using refrigerated insulin without warming it to room temperature
D
Massaging the injection site, exercising (especially moving the extremity that was injected), and injecting into muscle all increase the rate of absorption. Using cold insulin decreases the rate of absorption and increases the chance of developing inflammatory responses at the site of injection.
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