Which statement by a nurse to a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is correct?
a. Insulin is not used to control blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes.
b. Complications of type 2 diabetes are less serious than those of type 1 diabetes.
c. Changes in diet and exercise may control blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes.
d. Type 2 diabetes is usually diagnosed when the patient is admitted with a hyperglycemic coma.
ANS: C
For some patients with type 2 diabetes, changes in lifestyle are sufficient to achieve blood glucose control. Insulin is frequently used for type 2 diabetes, complications are equally severe as for type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes is usually diagnosed with routine laboratory testing or after a patient develops complications such as frequent yeast infections.
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