Problem: Mr Ken Rogers, 58 years, presents to the hospital with abdominal pain. He has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Mr Ken BGL currently reads 18.5 mmol/l. What does this indicate? Discuss his nursing care with references.
Mr Rogers asks why there are ketones in his urine. What explanation does the nurse give? That insufficient insulin may:
How you would educate Mr Rodgers to take his own BGL's.