Which of the following statements about diabetes mellitus is false?
A) Target cells are unresponsive to insulin in type II DM.
B) The body produces autoantibodies that destroy the pancreatic beta cells in type I DM.
C) Type II DM is more common than type I DM.
D) Diabetic neuropathy is a common long term effect of DM.
E) Both type I and type II DM are characterized by lack of, or low levels of, insulin.
E
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