Which of the following statement is false about diabetes?

It is the result of deficiency of insulin.

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Blood has excess glucose.

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Cells fail to pick up glucose from blood.

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More sugar is burnt in the body of a diabetic than of a normal person.

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Solution

The correct option is D More sugar is burnt in the body of a diabetic than of a normal person.
Diabetes mellitus, simply known as diabetes, occurs when there is increased levels of sugar in blood and this condition is called hyperglycaemia. This disorder is caused due to deficiency or low secretion of insulin hormone. Insulin is secreted from the β cells of islets of Langerhans of pancreas. Insulin acts on hepatocytes and adipocytes and increases the uptake of cellular glucose and its utilisation. This leads to movement of glucose to hepatocytes and adipocytes from the blood, thereby resulting in the decreased blood glucose levels.
Hence, statement D is false as in a diabetic person, less sugar is burnt than a normal person.
So, the correct answer is 'More sugar is burnt in the body of a diabetic than of a normal person'.

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