A College Student Who Has Type 1 Diabetes Normally Walks

A college student who has type 1 diabetes normally walks each evening as part of an exercise regimen. The student now plans to take a swimming class every day at 1:00 PM. The clinic nurse teaches the patient to

A) delay eating the noon meal until after the swimming class.
B) increase the morning dose of neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin on days of the swimming class.
C) time the morning insulin injection so that the peak occurs while swimming.
D) check glucose level before, during, and after swimming.

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