Author Question: What intervention is most appropriate as part of sick-day management of diabetes? A) Discontinue ... (Read 164 times)

azncindy619 · **on:** Aug 21, 2018

What intervention is most appropriate as part of sick-day management of diabetes?
A) Discontinue all antidiabetic medications and insulin.
B) Measure blood glucose and urine ketones once a day.
C) Discontinue antidiabetic drugs and only use insulin.
D) Consume the usual diet, if possible.

Question 2

Your friend Tanya is complaining of fatigue and is asking your advice about taking a multivitamin. How would you respond to her? Justify your position.

matt95 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

You might tell Tanya that without a doctor checking her out, she runs the real possibility that taking the supplement would mask a more serious medical problem that needs to be addressed. Additionally, it is more likely that she would actually cause additional health problems by having too much of certain vitamins in her system, leading to a toxicity. Also, many supplements do not actually work the way they were intended, with many not ever being absorbed into the blood stream, making them a waste of money.