Answer:
beta cell exhaustion due to long-standing insulin resistance
Explanation:
The results of a 44-year-old obese man's recent diagnostic workup have culminated in a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Which pathophysiologic process underlies the client's new diagnosis?
beta cell exhaustion due to long-standing insulin resistance
destruction of beta cells that is not attributable to autoimmunity
actions of insulin autoantibodies (IAAs) and islet cell autoantibodies (ICAs)
T-lymphocyte-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
beta cell exhaustion due to long-standing insulin resistance
