Hypothetically, If All Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Were Eliminated

question 41

Multiple Choice

Hypothetically, if all cases of Type 2 diabetes were eliminated, and Type 1 diabetes diagnoses were the same as in 2011 (CDC) , how would this affect diabetes prevalence?​

• A) ​It would decrease diabetes cases to a small minority of what they are now.
• B) ​It would reduce diagnosed diabetes cases to about half what they are now.
• C) ​It would hardly make any difference in the total number of diabetes cases.
• D) ​It would lower its incidence in new cases without affecting its prevalence.

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