A patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse why she has to take a pill instead of insulin. The nurse explains that in type 2 diabetes mellitus, the body still makes insulin
What other information is pertinent for the nurse to relay? a. Overweight and underactive people can-not simply use the insulin produced.
b. Metabolism is slowed in some people, so they have to take a pill to speed up their metabolism.
c. Sometimes the autoimmune system works against the action of the insulin.
d. The cells become resistant to the action of insulin. Pills are given to increase the sen-sitivity.
D
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the cells become resistant to the action of insulin and the blood glucose level rises. Oral hyperglycemic agents make the cells more sensitive.
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