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Question

Presence of which of the following conditions in urine are indicative of Diabetes Mellitus ?

Easy

A

Uremia and Renal Calculi
B

Ketonuria and Glycosuria
C

Renal calculi and Hyperglycemia
D

Uremia and Ketonuria

Solution

In Diabetes mellitus, body cells are unable to utilize glucose for energy $\to$ blood glucose increases $\to$ glycosuria.
In this condition, cells obtain energy from non-carbohydrate sources. Therefore, ketone bodies are formed in blood, which leads to ketonuria.
Hyperglycemia is increase in glucose levels in blood which is also a characteristic of Diabetes mellitus.
Uremia is a condition in which there are increased levels of urea in blood due to renal dysfunction.
Renal calculi are stones or insoluble mass of crystallised salts (oxalates, etc.) formed within the kidney.

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