While Working in the Emergency Department,you See a 24-Year-Old Male

Multiple Choice

While working in the emergency department,you see a 24-year-old male with T1DM who appears lethargic,confused,and disoriented.A stat blood sugar reveals the patient is severely hypoglycemic.Which action is most appropriate for immediate treatment for this patient?

A) Instruct the nurse to give the patient a glass of orange juice.
B) Instruct the nurse to give the patient another dose of his regular insulin.
C) Instruct the nurse to administer 1 mg IV glucagon.
D) Instruct the nurse to administer 3 mg IM glucagon.
E) Instruct the nurse to administer 5mg SQ glucagon.