The nurse would be most vigilant in assessing for hypoglycemia in a client taking the oral antidiabetic agent
a. acarbose (Precose).
b. chlorpropamide (Diabinese).
c. metformin (Glucophage).
d. repaglinide (Prandin).
B
Most recorded cases of hypoglycemia have been in clients receiving chlorpropamide (Diabinese), which has a duration of action of 24 to 72 hours.
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