Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus results when
a. excessive secretion of insulin triggers hypoglycemia.
b. somatostatin is able to compensate for the deficiency of insulin.
c. insulin is secreted but target cells lack receptors for it.
d. glucagon is able to compensate for the deficiency of insulin.
e. insulin binds to its target cells but the cAMP second-messenger system fails to work.
Answer: c. insulin is secreted but target cells lack receptors for it.
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