RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 828 of 2368

A client with type 2 diabetes asks which choice will raise blood glucose most slowly. What should the nurse recommend?

  1. Eating a whole apple
  2. Drinking a cup of apple juice
  3. Drinking a glass of regular soda
  4. Eating toast spread with syrup
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Correct answer: Eating a whole apple

A whole fruit is a complex carbohydrate that releases glucose slowly. Juice, soda, and syrup are simple carbohydrates that raise blood glucose quickly.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Diets: Essential Nutrients. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026