Maintaining metabolic control during a minor illness


Problem: The parents of a child diagnosed with diabetes ask the nurse about maintaining metabolic control during a minor illness with loss of appetite. Which nursing response is appropriate? "Call your health care provider to arrange hospitalization." "Decrease the child's insulin by one-half of the usual dose during the course of the illness." "Give increased amounts of clear liquids to prevent dehydration." "Substitute calorie-containing liquids for uneaten solid food."

 

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