A client asks the nurse what makes type 2 diabetes different from type 1 diabetes that a family member has. The nurse should respond that:
1. type 1 diabetes can result after rubella infection.
2. type 2 diabetes is caused by the destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas.
3. type 2 diabetics experience fat metabolism that causes ketoacidosis.
4. type 1 diabetes is treated with oral hypoglycemic.
Answer: 1
1. Viral infections, such as rubella, can cause type 1 diabetes mellitus.
2. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by the destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas.
3. Type 1 diabetics experience ketoacidosis.
4. Type 2 diabetics are treated with oral hypoglycemic.
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