A client is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and the health care provider prescribes an oral hypoglycemic. for what side effect should the nurse teach this client to monitor?

The nurse should teach the client to monitor low blood sugar. Having low blood sugar can harm a person and low blood sugar is a major concern for people with type 2 diabetes who take medication such as insulin. Low blood sugar can occur if the client skips a meal, exercises too much or takes too much medicine.