14.
A proper diet for the diabetic patient will have a balance of:
a. ____________________________________________________________.
b. ____________________________________________________________.
c.
____________________________________________________________.
d. ____________________________________________________________.
15.
List two reasons exercise is of vital importance for the diabetic patient.
a. ____________________________________________________________.
b. ____________________________________________________________.
16.
List four signs/symptoms of insulin shock.
a. ____________________________________________________________.
b. ____________________________________________________________.
c.
____________________________________________________________.
d. ____________________________________________________________.
17.
__________________________ is the result when the diabetic patient's insulin
and blood sugar become imbalanced to such a degree that ketones (poisonous
in abundance) build up in the blood.
18.
A diabetic patient may burn his leg because he has lost sensation to heat in his
leg, a condition termed ___________________________________.
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