A client has problems removing glucose from his blood because his pancreas no longer makes insulin. He has
a. hypoglycemia.
b. lactose intolerance.
c. type 1 diabetes mellitus.
d. type 2 diabetes mellitus.
C
If the client is not longer producing insulin, he has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Hypoglycemia is caused by erratic food intake or overproduction of insulin. Lactose intolerance is caused by ina-bility to produce the enzyme lactase, which causes failure to digest lactose in milk. In type 2 di-abetes, the pancreas still produces insulin, but the body's cells are not able to use it properly.
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