An adolescent patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus asks why there is no medication to cure the disease. Which response by the nurse would be appropriate to offer the patient?
a) There is no cure, but it can be controlled with diet and weight loss.
b) Most adolescents grow out of the disease, so give it a few more years.
c) Your disease is not very severe, so medication is not needed at this time.
d) There is medication; however, it is not used unless insulin does not work.