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Jared Joiner is a 56-year-old African American insurance agent. He is single, eats most meals at restaurants, leads a sedentary lifestyle, and drinks 3-4 beers a day. He is 5'9" tall and weighs 204 pounds (BMI 30). Mr. Joiner has been feeling particularly fatigued lately and decided to make an appointment with his physician for a check-up. The results of his laboratory tests include a fasting blood glucose level of 121 mg/dL.
-After two months, Mr. Joiner has lost weight but his fasting blood glucose has risen to 140 mg/dL. Mr. Joiner's disease has progressed to:
A)type 1 diabetes.
B)type 2 diabetes.
C)gestational diabetes.
D)hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome.
E)ketoacidosis.

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Case Study Questions 
​Use the following case study to answer questions 
Jared Joiner is a 56-year-old African American insurance agent. He is single, eats most meals at restaurants, leads a sedentary lifestyle, and drinks 3-4 beers a day. He is 5'9" tall and weighs 204 pounds (BMI 30). Mr. Joiner has been feeling particularly fatigued lately and decided to make an appointment with his physician for a check-up. The results of his laboratory tests include a fasting blood glucose level of 121 mg/dL.
-After two months, Mr. Joiner has lost weight but his fasting blood glucose has risen to 140 mg/dL. Mr. Joiner's disease has progressed to:
A)type 1 diabetes.
B)type 2 diabetes.
C)gestational diabetes.
D)hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome.
E)ketoacidosis.

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Mr. Joiner's rising fasting blood glucose level and sedentary lifestyle are consistent with the development of type 2 diabetes.