The nurse is performing diabetes screening and recognizes what ethnic group is at higher risk for diabetes but is also predisposed to a higher normal range of blood glucose?
A) Native Americans
B) Japanese Americans
C) African Americans
D) Caucasian Americans
A
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Certain ethnic groups tend to have a genetically predetermined variation in blood glucose levels, possibly caused by a variation in metabolism. For example, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Japanese Americans have higher blood glucose levels than white Americans do. Groups that are more likely to develop diabetes mellitus include African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanic Americans.
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