What term best describes the phase in type 2 diabetes where the pancreas initially compensates by producing more insulin but eventually fails?
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Correct answer: Insulin resistance with eventual beta-cell exhaustion
In type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance leads to increased insulin production initially, but over time the beta cells fail (exhaustion) and insulin production falls.
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