Question

Diabetes is due to

• A. Iodine deficiency
• B. Enzyme deficiency
• C. Hormone deficiency
• D. Sodium ion deficiency

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Hormone deficiency

The correct option is C.

Explanation for correct option:

1. Diabetes is caused by a lack of hormones.
2. Diabetes mellitus is caused by a lack of insulin.
3. Insulin controls glucose metabolism in our body.
4. Diabetes insipidus is caused by a deficiency of ADH.
5. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also known as vasopressin, which prevents dehydration, or the inability of the kidneys to respond to ADH.
6. Thus, diabetes is caused due to hormone deficiency.

Explanation for incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Iodine is an element that is essential for the production of thyroid hormones.
2. Iodine deficiency can lead to the thyroid (goiter), hypothyroidism, and intellectual disability in infants and children whose mothers were iodine deficient during pregnancy.

Option B:

1. Enzyme deficiencies, or the absence of these enzymes, are inherited defects that result in a number of life-changing or life-threatening conditions.
2. Enzyme deficiency is almost always thought to be genetically inherited in a recessive fashion, as it is primarily the result of "loss-of-function" mutations.
3. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzyme deficiency in humans.

Option D:

1. Sodium is an electrolyte, and it helps regulate the amount of water in and around cells.
2. Hyponatremia occurs when the amount of sodium in the blood becomes abnormally low.

Final answer: Diabetes is due to hormone deficiency.