A Concern for Patients Taking Both Insulin and Beta-Blockers Is

Multiple Choice

A concern for patients taking both insulin and beta-blockers is:

A) the two medications, when taken together, have a synergistic effect.
B) beta-blockers, due to their sympatholytic effects on the nervous system, can further reduce available ATP to the cells of the body in the presence of insulin.
C) beta₂ adrenergic blockers can both hide the effects of hypoglycemia, making it difficult to recognize, and decrease the release of glucagon.
D) beta-blockers prevent the release of insulin from the beta cells in the pancreas.