A 65-year-old man is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which patient symptom(s) would indicate type 1 diabetes mellitus and not type 2? (Select all that apply.)
a. Impotence
b. Increased thirst over the past week
c. A 10-pound weight loss within the past month
d. Polyphagia
e. Ketoacidosis
ANS: B, C, D, E
Diabetes type 2 symptoms are insidious and patients present when symptoms may have been apparent for a prolonged time. Polydipsia, a 10-pound weight loss over this short period (1 month), polyphagia, and ketoacidosis are associated with type 1 diabetes. Onset of diabetes type 2 symptoms is usually in the fourth decade of life. Impotence is a symptom associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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