A client's symptoms suggest hypoglycemia during a workout. Which action takes priority over completing the exercise?
- ASeated rest for a few minutes to see whether symptoms pass
- BStopping and giving a high-fat snack such as nuts
- CCompleting the cool-down before checking glucose
- DStopping and following the plan: check, treat, recheck
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Answer
D
When symptoms suggest hypoglycemia, stopping exercise and following the agreed plan (check glucose, treat with fast-acting carbohydrate, recheck in about 15 minutes) takes priority over finishing the workout.
A
Resting without checking or treating can let glucose keep falling while time passes.
B
Fat slows absorption, so a high-fat snack raises glucose too slowly to treat hypoglycemia.
C
The cool-down is still exercise and delays assessment and treatment.
D
When symptoms suggest hypoglycemia, stopping exercise and following the agreed plan (check glucose, treat with fast-acting carbohydrate, recheck in about 15 minutes) takes priority over finishing the workout.