A 26-Year-Old Female with Type 1 Diabetes Develops a Sore

A 26-year-old female with type 1 diabetes develops a sore throat and runny nose after caring for her sick toddler.The patient calls the clinic for advice about her symptoms and a blood glucose level of 210 mg/dL despite taking her usual glargine (Lantus) and lispro (Humalog) insulin.The nurse advises the patient to

A) use only the lispro insulin until the symptoms are resolved.
B) limit intake of calories until the glucose is less than 120 mg/dL.
C) monitor blood glucose every 4 hours and notify the clinic if it continues to rise.
D) decrease intake of carbohydrates until glycosylated hemoglobin is less than 7%.

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