A patient at home with type 1 diabetes has a glucose level of 324 mg/dL. It is usually less than 150 mg/dL. What should the patient do first?
a. Have a glass of orange juice.
b. Call the physician.
c. Check the urine for ketones and drink water.
d. Exercise and recheck glucose level in 2 hours.
ANS: C
Patients with type 1 diabetes are at risk of ketoacidosis when blood glucose is out of control. Orange juice will further increase blood glucose. The physician should be contacted if it remains high or if ketones are present. Exercise is not recommended when glucose is high.
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