A client with type 2 diabetes asks the nurse why he can't have a pancreatic transplant. Which of the following would the nurse include as a possible reason?
A) Increased risk for urologic complications
B) Need for exocrine enzymatic drainage
C) Underlying problem of insulin resistance
D) Need for lifelong immunosuppressive therapy
C
Feedback:
Clients with type 2 diabetes are not offered the option of a pancreas transplant because their problem is insulin resistance, which does not improve with a transplant. Urologic complications or the need for exocrine enzymatic drainage are not reasons for not offering pancreas transplant to clients with type 2 diabetes. Any transplant requires lifelong immunosuppressive drug therapy and is not the factor.
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