The nurse understands that a diabetes patient on a 1500-kilocalorie diet should limit her carbohydrate intake to approximately _____ grams per day.
a. 150
b. 375
c. 190
d. 240
Question 2
The nurse recognizes that the diabetic client understands the principles of her diet when she states:
a. I need to restrict my carbohydrate intake and avoid concentrated sweets.
b. I need to severely limit my fat intake and choose only complex carbohydrates.
c. I need to eat about the same amount of carbohydrate at about the same time each day.
d. I need to restrict my carbohydrate and fat intakes, but increase my protein intake.