The nurse is planning a presentation to a community group on diabetes mellitus. The nurse should include information about which possible etiology for type 1 diabetes?
1. Inflammatory disorder
2. Infectious disorder
3. Autoimmune disorder
4. Drug-induced disorder
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Rationale 1: There is no indication that type 1 diabetes is caused by inflammation.
Rationale 2: It is believed by some that type 1 diabetes may be caused by an event, such as an infection, that triggers an autoimmune response. But the disease is not strictly an infectious disorder and is not communicable. Characterizing diabetes as infectious may cause undue concern among laypersons.
Rationale 3: Type 1 diabetes, formerly called insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, is caused by an autoimmune process.
Rationale 4: Diabetes is not caused by drugs.
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