Question

Deficiency of insulin causes diabetes.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

1. Insulin is a hormone secreted by the Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas.
2. It is responsible for converting extra glucose from blood into glycogen for storage in the liver cells and in the muscles.
3. As a result insulin helps in maintaining the optimum levels of glucose in the blood, and it's deficiency can lead to increase in blood glucose levels, and the condition is called 'diabetes mellitus'.

Final answer: The given statement is true.