Diabetes Mellitus NCLEX Style Questions & Answers 2026 ( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)

Diabetes Mellitus NCLEX Style Questions
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seenf9today.f9Whichf9patientf9meetsf9thef9diagnosticf9criteriaf9forf9diabetesf9m
ellitus?


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b.f9Af958-year-oldf9manf9withf9af9fastingf9bloodf9glucosef9off9111f9mg/dL
c.f9Af968-year-oldf9womanf9withf9af9randomf9plasmaf9glucosef9off9190f9mg/dL
d.f9Af978-year-oldf9manf9withf9af92-
hourf9glucosef9tolerancef9plasmaf9glucosef9off9184f9mg/dLf9-f9correctf9answer
✔ ✔ a.f9Af948-year-oldf9womanf9withf9af9hemoglobinf9A1Cf9off98.4%f9


Criteriaf9forf9af9diagnosisf9off9diabetesf9mellitusf9includef9af9hemoglobinf9A1
Cf9≥f96.5%,f9fastingf9plasmaf9glucosef9levelf9=126f9mg/dL,f92-
hourf9plasmaf9glucosef9levelf9=200f9mg/dLf9duringf9anf9oralf9glucosef9toleran
cef9test,f9orf9classicf9symptomsf9off9hyperglycemiaf9orf9hyperglycemicf9crisisf
9withf9af9randomf9plasmaf9glucosef9=200f9 mg/dL.




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outf9insulinf9administration.f9Whichf9statementf9byf9thef9patientf9requiresf9anf
9interventionf9byf9thef9nurse?

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on."
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atf9roomf9temperaturef9forf9upf9tof94f9weeksf9unlessf9thef9roomf9temperaturef9is
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Whichf9statementf9madef9byf9thef9patientf9indicatesf9thatf9teachingf9wasf9succ
essful?

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proteinf9diet."
b.f9"If9mayf9havef9af9hypoglycemicf9reactionf9iff9If9drinkf9alcoholf9onf9anf9empt
yf9stomach."
c.f9"If9shouldf9includef9moref9fiberf9inf9myf9dietf9thanf9af9personf9whof9doesf9no
tf9havef9diabetes."f9
d.f9"Iff9If9usef9anf9insulinf9pump,f9If9willf9notf9needf9tof9limitf9thef9amountf9off9sa
turatedf9fatf9inf9myf9diet."f9-f9correctf9answer✔ ✔
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ptyf9stomach."


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ngf9alcohol.f9Intensifiedf9insulinf9therapy,f9suchf9asf9thef9usef9off9anf9insulinf9p
ump,f9allowsf9considerablef9flexibilityf9inf9foodf9selectionf9andf9canf9bef9adju
stedf9forf9alterationsf9fromf9usualf9eatingf9andf9exercisef9habits.f9However,f9sa
turatedf9fatf9intakef9shouldf9stillf9bef9limitedf9tof9lessf9thanf97%f9off9totalf9dailyf
9calories.f9Dailyf9fiberf9intakef9off914f9g/1000f9kcalf9isf9recommended f9forf9the


f9generalf9populationf9andf9forf9patientsf9with f9diabetesf9 mellitus.f9High-


proteinf9dietsf9aref9notf9recommendedf9forf9weightf9loss.


Whichf9patientf9withf9typef91f9diabetesf9mellitusf9wouldf9bef9atf9thef9highestf9ri
skf9forf9developingf9hypoglycemicf9unawareness?


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