A patient tells the nurse that before being diagnosed with diabetes, she noticed that some of her muscles were getting flabby and she didn't understand why
The reason for this patient's observation on her own muscle tone would be because 1. people with diabetes are too weak to do exercise and will lose muscle tone.
2. poor muscle tone is a diagnostic indicator for diabetes.
3. insulin facilitates the uptake, storage, and synthesis of protein.
4. muscles were being used for energy and created muscle wasting.
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Rationale: Amino acids are triggers for insulin secretion. When amino acid levels increase after ingestion of nutrients, insulin is secreted to facilitate cellular uptake, synthesis, and storage of proteins. Insulin prevents protein catabolism. In the event of undiagnosed diabetes, the protein being ingested was not being synthesized because of the lack of insulin. People with diabetes are not too weak to do exercise and will not necessarily lose muscle tone. Poor muscle tone is not a diagnostic indicator for diabetes. The patient's muscles were not being used for energy and was not the cause for muscle wasting.
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