The client asks the nurse to explain how type 1 diabetes differs from type 2. The nurse explains that with type 2 diabetes:
A)
the client depends entirely on an outside source of insulin.
B)
there is decreased insulin production by the pancreas or cell resistance to the insulin produced.
C)
there are insulin antibodies that destroy the beta cells in the pancreas.
D)
the liver destroys the C-peptide chain of proinsulin produced by the pancreas.
B
Explanation:
A)
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by a lack of pancreatic insulin production and/or insulin resistance at the cellular level. Options A and C pertain to type 1. The liver does not destroy the insulin; it is an autoimmune reaction.
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B)
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by a lack of pancreatic insulin production and/or insulin resistance at the cellular level. Options A and C pertain to type 1. The liver does not destroy the insulin; it is an autoimmune reaction.
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C)
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by a lack of pancreatic insulin production and/or insulin resistance at the cellular level. Options A and C pertain to type 1. The liver does not destroy the insulin; it is an autoimmune reaction.
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D)
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by a lack of pancreatic insulin production and/or insulin resistance at the cellular level. Options A and C pertain to type 1. The liver does not destroy the insulin; it is an autoimmune reaction.
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