Select the accurate statement about the long-term complications of diabetes
1. Long-term complications are almost always the result of hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis.
2. There is no difference in complication rates for patients with type 2 diabetes who are tightly controlled compared with those who are not.
3. Tightly controlling type 1 diabetes produces excessive episodes of life-threatening hypoglycemia.
4. Tightly controlling both types of diabetes reduces the risk of eye, kidney, and nerve damage.
Correct Answer: 4
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