Question

The LPN/LVN assists in instructing a client diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about the correct method for administering insulin. Which of the following statements, if made by the client to the LPN/LVN, requires a follow-up?
a. "I will use my abdomen for the morning injection."
b. "I will inject insulin into my left arm prior to weight training."
c. "I will carry hard candy with me at all times."
d. "I will eat a piece of fruit prior to exercising."

Answer 1

Answer:

The statement that would be made by the client to the LPN/VPN that would require a follow-up is (b)  "I will inject insulin into my left arm prior to weight training"

Explanation:

Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.

Insulin; is a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy.

Type 1 diabetes occurs when your immune system, the body's system for fighting infection, attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Scientists think type 1 diabetes is caused by genes and environmental factors, such as viruses, that might trigger the disease.