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A type I diabetic patient comes to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. The patient is taking NPH insulin, 30 units every day. A nurse notes that the patient is also taking metoprolol (Lo-pressor).
 
  What education should the nurse provide to the patient? a. You need to increase your insulin to allow for the agonist effects of metoprolol.
  b. Metoprolol may potentiate the effects of the insulin, so the dose should be re-duced.
  c. Metoprolol has no effects on diabetes mellitus or on your insulin requirements.
  d. Metoprolol may mask signs of hypoglycemia so you need to monitor your blood glucose
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