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A patient has been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The patient

A patient has been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The patient states, “I am thin and eat all of the time, how can I have diabetes?” Which of the following responses by the nurse is most appropriate?
1. “Thin people can be diabetic, too.”
2. “Your condition makes it impossible for you to gain weight.”
3. “Diabetes makes it difficult for your body to obtain energy from the foods you eat”
4. “Your lab tests indicate the presence of diabetes.”

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