Has type 2 diabetes.-rationale: oral antidiabetic agents are effective only in adult clients with type 2 diabetes. oral antidiabetic agents arent effective in type 1 diabetes. pregnant and lactating women arent ordered oral antidiabetic agents because the effect on the fetus or breast-fed infant is uncertain.client needs category: physiological integrityclient needs subcategory: pharmacological and parenteral therapiescognitive level: applicationreference: smeltzer, s.c., et al. brunner and suddarths textbook of medical surgical-nursing, 11th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 1398.
