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During a Diabetes Screening Program, a Patient Tells the Nurse

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During a diabetes screening program, a patient tells the nurse, "My mother died of complications of type 2 diabetes. Can I inherit diabetes?" The nurse explains that


A) as long as the patient maintains normal weight and exercises, type 2 diabetes can be prevented.
B) the patient is at a higher than normal risk for type 2 diabetes and should have periodic blood glucose level testing.
C) there is a greater risk for children developing type 2 diabetes when the father has type 2 diabetes.
D) although there is a tendency for children of people with type 2 diabetes to develop diabetes, the risk is higher for those with type 1 diabetes.

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