Diabetes mellitus

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1. What is the name of the hormone, which decreases blood glucose?

Glucagon

Insulin

Melatonin

Serotonin

Insulin is produced in the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas and decreases blood glucose.

Polycythemia

Polyphagia

Polydipsia

Polyuria

Polycythemia is a condition in which there is a net increase in the total number of blood cells and has nothing to do with diabetes.

Hyperuricemia

Hypoglycemia

Hyperglycemia

Hyperthermia

The medical term for inappropriately high blood sugar is hyperglycemia.

Infection

Food poisoning

Insect Bite

Obesity

Obesity is found in approximately 55% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Apathy

Neuropathy

Nephropathy

Retinopathy

Apathy is a state of indifference and is not a typical complication of diabetes mellitus.