A Patient with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Asks the Nurse

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes asks the nurse what "type 2" means in relation to diabetes.Which of the following statements best explains to the patient how type 2 diabetes primarily differs from type 1 diabetes?

• A) "With type 2 diabetes,the patient is totally dependent on an outside source of insulin."
• B) "With type 2 diabetes,decreased insulin secretion,cellular resistance to insulin,or both are produced."
• C) "With type 2 diabetes,islet cell antibodies and insulin autoantibodies destroy beta cells in the pancreas."
• D) "With type 2 diabetes,the C-peptide chain of proinsulin secreted by the pancreas cannot be removed by the liver,resulting in a lack of active insulin."

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