A client has type 1 diabetes. Her husband finds her unconscious at home and administers glucagon, 0.5 mg subcutaneously. She awakens in 5 minutes. Why should her husband offer her a complex carbohydrate snack as soon as possible

To restore liver glycogen and prevent secondary hypoglycemia

Explanation:

Type 1 diabetes is a condition that occur when the immune system destroys the cells that make insulin in the pancreas. This means that the pancreas produces little or no insulin at all.

Type 1 diabetes is common in young people and children.

Hypoglycemia is a situation of abnormal low level of sugar, glucose , in the blood. this is usually a complication of diabetes , where the body does not produce the amount of required insulin to fully metabolize glucose. Some of the symptoms are feeling hungry, sweating, dizziness, tiredness (fatigue) , blurred vision, trembling among others.

In this case, the husband will give her complex carbohydrate to restore glycogen and prevent hypoglycemia.

she forgets to repeat her message as often as necessary