Which of the following statements is true about diabetes mellitus?
a. Type 2 diabetes is the result of the failure of the pancreas to produce insulin.
b. Diabetes is diagnosed after two fasting plasma glucose readings over 125 mg/dl.
c. Non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is another name for type 1 diabetes.
d. The incidence of diabetes mellitus does not increase with age.
B
A fasting plasma glucose reading of over 125 mg/dl is considered diabetes, whereas a level be-tween 110 mg/dl and 125 mg/dl is considered to be impaired fasting glucose (IFG). Type 2 di-abetes is present when insulin is produced but does not lower the blood glucose level. Type 1 diabetes was formerly called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, whereas type 2 diabetes was formerly called non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. In the United States, approximately 8.7% of all adults have diabetes, whereas 18.3% of persons older than 60 years have diabetes.
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