Evaluating a young man with type 1 diabetes, the nurse would consider a classic clinical manifestation of diabetes to be the client's
a. excessive thirst.
b. gradual weight gain.
c. overwhelming fatigue.
d. recurrent blurred vision.
A
The cardinal manifestations of diabetes type 1 are polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia. Clients might manifest blurred vision with diabetic retinopathy. Type 2 diabetic clients are frequently obese; however, this is not a manifestation but rather a risk factor. Fatigue can also be present.
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