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Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and Type 2 · NCLEX Exam

A patient with type 2 diabetes asks if his condition can be reversed. The best response by the nurse is:

  1. “No, the condition can never improve at all.”
  2. “In some cases, weight loss and lifestyle change can lead to remission.”
  3. “Only lifelong insulin therapy can cure your diabetes.”
  4. “It always progresses to insulin dependence no matter what.”
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Correct answer: “In some cases, weight loss and lifestyle change can lead to remission.”

Type 2 diabetes is not typically curable, but evidence shows significant weight loss and lifestyle change can induce remission in some patients. Type 1 diabetes, being autoimmune, cannot be reversed by lifestyle change.

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