A nurse is teaching a client with diabetes mellitus who asks, "Why is it necessary to maintain my blood glucose levels no lower than about 60 mg/dL?" How should the nurse respond?

Glucose is the only fuel used by the body to produce the energy that it needs.

Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose because it cannot store it.

Without a minimum level of glucose, your body does not make red blood cells.

Glucose in the blood prevents the formation of lactic acid and prevents acidosis