Which of the following results in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus?
A. Glucagon is able to compensate for the deficiency of insulin.
B. Somatostatin is able to compensate for the deficiency of insulin.
C. Insulin is secreted but target cells lack receptors for it.
D. Insulin binds to its target cells but the cAMP second-messenger system fails to work.
E. Excessive secretion of insulin triggers hypoglycemia.
C. Insulin is secreted but target cells lack receptors for it.
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