Alkaline earth metals
Group 13 aka the boron family is categorized as alkaline earth metals
Answer:
Frequent yeast infections.
Explanation:
The two hormones insulin and glucagon hormones maintains the blood glucose level in the body. These hormones are released by the alpha cells and beta cells of the pancreas.
The inadequate amount of the insulin secretion can cause the development of Diabetes Mellitus in the individual. The client shows decrease glucose tolerance. This might cause due to the yeast infection in the client's body as the yeast consumes too much sugar.
Thus, the answer is frequent yeast infections.
It is only active at a pH of around 2 because that is around the same pH as the gastric juices in the stomach which is where pepsin is used to break down proteins.