A 15-Year-Old Client with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Is

A 15-year-old client with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with a blood glucose level of 460 mg/dL (25.5 mmol/L) .  The nurse understands that which factor is contributing to this client's noncompliant behavior?

A) Client is depressed and wants to die
B) Client's psychosocial developmental stage
C) Lack of supervision by the client's caregivers
D) Limited understanding of the disease process

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