A patient with diabetes is waiting in the preoperative holding area and asked the nurse if the daily insulin dose should be taken which responsible will the nurse make replace the insulin with an oral drug. I will check with the surgeon and let you know take half of the dose of insulin because you are fasting avoid taking insulin because it may cause hypoglycemia.
[Answered]: A patient with diabetes is waiting in the…
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