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Answer: C - Obesity is associated with type II diabetes.

In type II diabetes, obesity is a common finding. Therefore exercise and proper diet may control and prevent this type of diabetes.

Ketoacidosis and younger age are usually associated with type I diabetes. In both types of diabetes there will be slow healing.

Diabetes is a metabolic disease related to insulin. There are two types of diabetes. Diabetes type I is characterized by the inability to produce insulin. Diabetes type II is characterized by the inability to produce enough insulin and/or the body’s inability to use the insulin.