Why are oral antidiabetic drugs not effective in the management of type 1 diabetes?
a. These drugs are too powerful to give to children.
b. Patients with type 1 diabetes do not produce insulin.
c. The oral drugs are less predictable in lowering blood glucose levels.
d. Patients with type 1 diabetes are more likely to have allergies to these drugs.
B
Oral antidiabetic drugs are not insulin. Most just help the patient use his or her naturally-produced insulin more efficiently, although some drugs also prevent glucose from entering the blood too quickly.
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