A school-age child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has soccer practice three afternoons a week. The nurse reinforces instructions regarding how to prevent hypoglycemia during practice. Which should the nurse tell the child?1. Drink a half a cup of orange juice before soccer practice. 2. Eat twice the amount that is normally eaten at lunchtime. 3. Take half of the amount of prescribed insulin on practice days. 4. Take the prescribed insulin at noontime rather than in the morning.
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