Type 1 diabetes differs from type 2 diabetes in what ways?
A) Patients with type 1 diabetes usually take oral glucose control medications, and patients with type 2 diabetes take insulin only to control their blood sugar.
B) Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are treated best with insulin and can strike at any time in life.
C) Patients with type 1 diabetes take only insulin and have an onset of the disease late in life, whereas patients with type 2 diabetes take only oral medications to combat insulin resistance and have an onset early in life.
D) Patients with type 1 diabetes usually take insulin and have an onset of the disease early in life, whereas patients with type 2 diabetes usually take oral medications to combat insulin resistance and have an onset later in life.
Answer: D) Patients with type 1 diabetes usually take insulin and have an onset of the disease early in life, whereas patients with type 2 diabetes usually take oral medications to combat insulin resistance and have an onset later in life.
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