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Question:
A patient with type I diabetes asks the nurse why he can’t take the new diabetic drug that he sees on the commercials. Which of the following is the best explanation for the nurse to give the patient?
A
“The cells that make insulin have been completely destroyed in your body, so drugs won’t work. You can only receive shots of insulin.”
explanation
Diabetes I means that the beta cells of the pancreas have been completely destroyed by the body. The patient will be unable to get any effect from the med because he doesn’t have the cells to use it!
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