The non-insulin-dependent diabetic who is obese is best controlled by weight loss because obesity:
A)Reduces the number of insulin receptors
B)Causes pancreatic islet cell exhaustion
C)Reduces insulin binding at receptor sites
D)Reduces pancreatic insulin production

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Obesity causes a reduce insulin binding at receptor sites and this leads to pancreatic hypersecretion of insulin and eventual pancreatic cell exhaustion.

The Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Who Is Obese Is Best Controlled by Weight