HCC1 Glucose Regulation Practice Test 2026 - Free Glucose Regulation Practice Questions and Study Guide

In education for a client with type 2 diabetes starting an oral hypoglycemic, which statement should be addressed as a potential behavioral risk?

Oral hypoglycemics decrease absorption of carbohydrates

Oral hypoglycemics stimulate insulin production

Clients may subconsciously relax dietary rules to gain control

Starting an oral hypoglycemic brings a behavioral risk into focus: the medication can give a sense of control that makes some people unconsciously loosen their dietary rules. Even when glucose-lowering pills are working well, diet and activity continue to drive overall control. If the patient relaxes meal plans, portions, or carbohydrate choices, glucose levels can drift higher or swing unpredictably, undermining treatment and potentially causing complications. Reinforce that medication and lifestyle work together—continue consistent meal planning, monitoring, and physical activity alongside the medicine.

The other statements describe how the drugs work or their potential adverse effects rather than a behavioral risk. Some agents do stimulate insulin release or affect carbohydrate processing, and adverse effects can occur, but these are pharmacologic considerations rather than the behavioral risk at hand.

Serious adverse effects are unlikely with these medications