[Solved]: A 75-year-old patient with a history of type 2…

A 75-year-old patient with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus is scheduled for cataract surgery. The nurse provides preoperative education to the patient. Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include? a) Continue taking oral antidiabetic medications as prescribed b) Avoid eating or drinking after midnight on the day of surgery c) Apply eye drops containing corticosteroids as prescribed d) Administer insulin injections in the morning of the surgery day