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audie

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on: Aug 20, 2018
What is type 1 diabetes and how it is managed?

Question 2

Estimate the fluid needs of a 70-year-old female who weighs 110 pounds.
 
 a. 1000 mL
  b. 1500 mL
  c. 3000 mL
  d. 1050 mL


joewallace

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Type 1 diabetes is related to immune function and results in virtually no insulin production. Children with type 1 diabetes have both high and low blood sugars, not just high blood sugars, as in type 2 diabetes. Increasingly, children with type 1 diabetes mellitus are managed with insulin pumps set to inject small amounts of insulin continuously and in response to meals.

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