The nurse counsels a client that in the beta-cell destruction process toward type 1 diabetes, the client may experience a "honeymoon period," during which the pancreas
a. becomes desensitized to high levels of blood glucose.
b. compensates with adequate amounts of insulin for 3 to 12 months.
c. produces proinsulin in greater quantities for about 3 months.
d. regenerates and produces adequate amounts of insulin indefinitely.
B
Diabetes is an autoimmune process during which the beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed. An illness or other stressor may cause the client to become hyperglycemic, but once the illness or stress abates, the client then reverts to a state of compensation, in which the pancreas can pro-duce an adequate amount of insulin for a while. This compensated state, which can last for 3-12 months, is referred to as the "honeymoon period."
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