A student asks the professor to differentiate Type 2 diabetes mellitus from Type 1. The professors' response would be that Type 2 is best described as what?
A)Resistance to insulin by insulin-sensitive tissues
B)Need for lifelong insulin injections
C)Increase of glucagon secretion from beta cells of the pancreas
D)Presence of insulin autoantibodies that destroy beta cells in the pancreas

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One of the basic pathophysiologic characteristics of type 2 diabetes is the development of insulin-resistant tissue cells. Type 1 diabetes always must be treated with insulin. Type 2 diabetes can be treated with insulin but there are other options. Pancreatic beta cells are destroyed in Type 1 diabetes. Increased glucagon is not secreted from pancreatic beta cells in Type 2 diabetes.

A Student Asks the Professor to Differentiate Type 2 Diabetes