A Patient with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Asks

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse what "type 2" means in relation to diabetes. The nurse explains to the patient that type 2 diabetes differs from type 1 diabetes primarily in that with type 2 diabetes

• A) the patient is totally dependent on an outside source of insulin.
• B) there is decreased insulin secretion and cellular resistance to insulin that is produced.
• C) the immune system destroys the pancreatic insulin-producing cells.
• D) the insulin precursor that is secreted by the pancreas is not activated by the liver.

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