Answer:
b. hyperglycemia
Explanation:
The causes of hypergycema includes too little insulin, missed dose, unregulated or extra meals, stress, increase in alcohol (converts into sugar), N&V, diarrhea, infection, not enough exercise
The signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia are,
N&V, abdominal pain, distention, anorexia, dry mouth, irritability, hot flushed skin, fruity odor to breath, kussmauls respirations, increased urinary output.
The treatment of hypergycema is regular insulin.
The other side effects of hyperglycemia are,
lipodystrophy, allergic reaction (risk greater with animal insulin and cold insulin), cold insulin increases risk of lipodystrophy, insulin resistance (rare)- requires large amounts of insulin a day. these patients would receive u500
