A Nurse Cares for a Client Newly Diagnosed with Graves

A nurse cares for a client newly diagnosed with Graves' disease.The client's mother asks,"I have diabetes mellitus.Am I responsible for my daughter's disease?" How should the nurse respond?

A) "The fact that you have diabetes did not cause your daughter to have Graves' disease.No connection is known between Graves' disease and diabetes."
B) "An association has been noted between Graves' disease and diabetes, but the fact that you have diabetes did not cause your daughter to have Graves' disease."
C) "Graves' disease is associated with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, but not with a disease such as diabetes mellitus."
D) "Unfortunately, Graves' disease is associated with diabetes, and your diabetes could have led to your daughter having Graves' disease."