When a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse why she has to take a pill instead of insulin,the nurse replies that in type 2 diabetes mellitus,the body makes insulin but:
A) Overweight and underactive people cannot simply use the insulin produced.
B) Metabolism is slowed in some people so they have to take a pill to speed up their metabolism.
C) Sometimes the autoimmune system works against the action of the insulin.
D) The cells become resistant to the action of insulin. Pills are given to increase the sensitivity.
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