Question

which statement accurately describes type 2 diabetes?
o a. type 2 diabetes accounts for 65 - 75 percent of all diabetes cases.
o b. early on in the disease, the pancreas stops secreting insulin.
o c. the primary defect is insulin resistance.
o d. the adipose cells remove too much glucose from the blood.

Explanation:

• Option a: Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90 - 95% of all diabetes cases, not 65 - 75%.
• Option b: In type 2 diabetes, early on, the pancreas still secretes insulin, but the body has insulin resistance.
• Option c: The primary defect in type 2 diabetes is insulin resistance, where cells do not respond properly to insulin.
• Option d: In type 2 diabetes, adipose cells do not remove too much glucose from the blood. Instead, cells are resistant to insulin - mediated glucose uptake.

Answer:

C. The primary defect is insulin resistance.