When a Patient Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

question 29

Multiple Choice

When a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse why she has to take a pill instead of insulin,the nurse replies that in type 2 diabetes mellitus,the body makes insulin but:

• A) Overweight and underactive people cannot simply use the insulin produced.
• B) Metabolism is slowed in some people so they have to take a pill to speed up their metabolism.
• C) Sometimes the autoimmune system works against the action of the insulin.
• D) The cells become resistant to the action of insulin. Pills are given to increase the sensitivity.

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Definitions:

Everyday Memory

Relates to a person's ability to remember and utilize information required for daily activities.

Declarative Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the recall of specific facts and events, which can be consciously retrieved and articulated.

Chronological Recollections

Memories arranged or remembered in the order of their occurrence in time.

Episodic

Related to events or experiences that are temporal in nature and can be explicitly recalled, often part of episodic memory.