A client reports taking oral medication for control of sugar problems. Which is the best nursing interpretation of this verbal accounting?
A) Lack of knowledge of disease process
B) Client has type 2 diabetes mellitus.
C) Client has prediabetes mellitus.
D) Lack of knowledge on medication regime
B
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Oral antidiabetic drugs are prescribed for the treatment of diabetes type 2 . Not enough information in the report to determine if the client has a lack of knowledge of disease process and/or medication regime. Prediabetes is not treated with medication.
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