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A 9-year-old boy is brought to your clinic by his father. He tells you that lately the boy has been urinating frequcntly, and has been incredibly thirsty and hungry. He states that the boy has lost weight recently, despite the increased appetite. In addition, his father states that his son seems more short-tempered than normal, an accusation that the boy vehemently denies. You run some tests and discover that the boy has type I (childhood onset) diabetes. Which of the following is correct regarding the patient's condition? the defect is due to a problem with liver cells O it is typically treated by a change in diet O it is due to a decreased ability of the body to respond to insulin O it is caused by a decrease in insulin secretion

A 9-year-old boy is brought to your clinic by his father. He tells you that lately the boy has been urinating frequcntly, and has been incredibly thirsty and hungry. He states that the boy has lost weight recently, despite the increased appetite. In addition, his father states that his son seems more short-tempered than normal, an accusation that the boy vehemently denies. You run some tests and discover that the boy has type I (childhood onset) diabetes. Which of the following is correct regarding the patient's condition? the defect is due to a problem with liver cells O it is typically treated by a change in diet O it is due to a decreased ability of the body to respond to insulin O it is caused by a decrease in insulin secretion

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A 9-year-old boy is brought to your clinic by his father. He tells you that lately the boy has been urinating frequently, and has been incredibly thirsty and hungry. He states that the boy has lost weight recently, despite the increased appetite. In addition, his father states that his son seems more short-tempered than normal, an accusation that the boy vehemently denies. You run some tests and discover that the boy has type I (childhood onset) diabetes. Which of the following is correct regarding the patient's condition? O the defect is due to a problem with liver cells O it is typically treated by a change in diet O it is due to a decreased ability of the body to respond to insulin O it is caused by a decrease in insulin secretion
Transcribed Image Text:A 9-year-old boy is brought to your clinic by his father. He tells you that lately the boy has been urinating frequently, and has been incredibly thirsty and hungry. He states that the boy has lost weight recently, despite the increased appetite. In addition, his father states that his son seems more short-tempered than normal, an accusation that the boy vehemently denies. You run some tests and discover that the boy has type I (childhood onset) diabetes. Which of the following is correct regarding the patient's condition? O the defect is due to a problem with liver cells O it is typically treated by a change in diet O it is due to a decreased ability of the body to respond to insulin O it is caused by a decrease in insulin secretion
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