The client asks the nurse which type of diabetes is caused by a lack of insulin secretion by the pancreas. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "Type 2 diabetes"
2. "Both type 1 and type2 diabetes"
3. "Type 1 diabetes"
4. "Neither—they both result from the inability of the body to use insulin"
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Rationale 1: Type 2 diabetes is caused by decreased sensitivity of insulin receptors on target cells.
Rationale 2: Type 1 diabetesis caused by a lack of insulin secretion, and type 2 diabetes is caused by decreased sensitivity of insulin receptors on target cells.
Rationale 3: Type 1 diabetesresults from a lack of insulin secretion by the pancreas.
Rationale 4:The statement is false.
Global Rationale: Type 1 diabetes results from a lack of insulin secretion by the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance.
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