A Patient with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Asks

A patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse what "type 2" means in relation to diabetes. The nurse explains to the patient that type 2 diabetes differs from type 1 diabetes primarily in that with type 2 diabetes

A) the patient is totally dependent on an outside source of insulin.
B) there is decreased insulin secretion and cellular resistance to insulin that is produced.
C) the immune system destroys the pancreatic insulin-producing cells.
D) the insulin precursor that is secreted by the pancreas is not activated by the liver.