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A 58-year-old man (weight 90 kg) is in the ICU with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and is receiving an insulin infusion. Current medications: regular insulin IV infusion per protocol, 0.9% sodium chloride infusion, potassium chloride supplementation as needed. Allergies: none. Labs: glucose 620 mg/dL, anion gap 28, potassium 3.2 mEq/L (low), bicarbonate 12 mEq/L, SCr 1.1 mg/dL. The nurse asks whether to start the insulin infusion now. What is the most important consideration for this IV therapy?
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