The client who has diabetes is prescribed to take insulin glargine once daily and regular insulin four times daily. The first dose of regular insulin occurs at the same time of day as the insulin glargine dose
How should the nurse teach the client to take these two medications? A. "Draw up and inject the insulin glargine first and then draw up and inject the dose of regular insulin."
B. "Draw up and inject the insulin glargine first, wait 1 hour, and then draw up and inject the dose of regular insulin."
C. "First draw up the dose of regular insulin, and then draw up the dose of insulin glargine in the same syringe, mix, and inject the two insulins together."
D. "First draw up the dose of insulin glargine, and then draw up the dose of regular insulin in the same syringe, mix, and inject the two insulins together."
A
Insulin glargine must not be diluted or mixed with any other insulin or solution. Mixing results in an unpredictable alteration in the onset of action and time to peak action.
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