A patient diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus has been placed on a 1500-calorie diabetic diet and is to be started on insulin glargine. Today she has received teaching about her diet, about insulin injections, and about management of diabetes. She received the first dose of insulin glargine at 9 p.m.; the next morning she complained of feeling dizzy. The nurse assesses that she is diaphoretic, weak, and pale, with a heart rate of 110 beats/min. What is the nurses priority action at this time? What is the best explanation for these symptoms?
[Answered]: A patient diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus…
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