A 13-year-old boy with type 1 diabetes is brought to the hospital complaining of dizziness. Laboratory findings include severe hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, and a blood pH of 7.15.
+Which of the following is the most likely complication of insulin therapy in this patient?
Dilutional hyponatremia
+Hypoglycemia
+Increased bleeding tendency
+Pancreatitis
+Severe hypertension
Because of the risk of brain damage, the most important complication of insulin therapy is hypoglycemia. The other choices are not common effects of insulin. The answer is B.