What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

What will be an ideal response?


Type 1 typically occurs in young people and it is characterized by the lack of production of insulin by the pancreas.
Type 2 occurs in adults and is characterized by the insulin not being able to work properly.

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In ________, the functions of damaged kidneys are performed by a machine that facilitates diffusion between the patient's blood and a carefully regulated fluid

A) renal diffusion B) renal excretion C) dialysis D) kidney transplant

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You are dispatched to a structure fire at which there is a report of a burned person. Your patient is a 32-year-old man with blisters on his anterior chest and circumferential superficial burns to both lower extremities. Using the "rule of nines," the percentage of burn is:

A) 54. B) 27. C) 36. D) 45.

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Which of the following is the smallest unit of measurement?

A) Kilogram B) Gram C) Milligram D) Microgram

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When an injured employee returns to work, with limitations set by the workers' compensation provider, it is called:

a. light duty. b. restricted duty. c. full duty. d. nonrestricted duty.

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