A nursing student is reinforcing teaching for a client with Type 2 Diabetes about the purpose of diabetes education. Which client statement indicates understanding?

Rationale: A. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic, lifelong condition. Education cannot cure the disease, but it empowers the client to manage blood glucose, adopt healthy behaviors, and prevent complications. Believing diabetes can “go away” may lead to poor adherence and unrealistic expectations. B. Medications help control blood glucose but cannot replace self-management behaviors such as monitoring glucose, maintaining a healthy diet, exercising, and understanding hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Education is essential for safe and effective diabetes management. C. This statement reflects accurate understanding. Diabetes education promotes: Glycemic control through lifestyle and medication adherence, prevention of acute complications like hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia, Reduction of long-term complications such as neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, and cardiovascular disease and empowerment and self-efficacy in disease management D. Education is necessary for all patients with Type 2 diabetes, regardless of treatment modality. Even those managed with diet, exercise, or oral medications need to understand nutrition, glucose monitoring, physical activity, and complication prevention. Limiting education to insulin therapy overlooks critical self-management skills.