A 46-year-old man who is obese has received news that he has type 2 diabetes. He is in the process of determining a plan of care with an interdisciplinary team at a hospital-based diabetes clinic
The nurse knows that the most likely treatment plan for the man will include
A)
injectable insulin and nutrition management.
B)
weight loss, glucose monitoring, and lifestyle modification.
C)
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and nutrition management.
D)
oral antihyperglycemic medications and weight loss measures.
Ans:
D
Feedback:
Persons with type 2 diabetes would unlikely require insulin initially, and oral medications are likely to be of benefit as an addition to lifestyle modifications and weight loss.
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