Question

A newly admitted patient with type 1 diabetes asks the nurse what caused her diabetes. When the nurse is explaining to the patient the etiology of type 1 diabetes, what process should the nurse describe?

A) ""The tissues in your body are resistant to the action of insulin, making the glucose levels in your blood increase.""
B) ""Damage to your pancreas causes an increase in the amount of glucose that it releases, and there is not enough insulin to control it.""
C) ""The amount of glucose that your body makes overwhelms your pancreas and decreases your production of insulin.""
D) ""Destruction of special cells in the pancreas causes a decrease in insulin production. Glucose levels rise because insulin normally breaks it down.""

Answer 1

The etiology of type 1 diabetes is the destruction of special cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, leading to high blood sugar levels.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse should describe process D) "Destruction of special cells in the pancreas causes a decrease in insulin production. Glucose levels rise because insulin normally breaks it down." when explaining the etiology of type 1 diabetes to the newly admitted patient. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Without enough insulin, glucose cannot be effectively broken down, leading to high blood sugar levels.