Diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus are both due to lack of a hormone. Which hormone causes which? What symptom do they have in common? What would you find in the urine of a patient with one but not the other?
Diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus are both due to lack of a hormone. Which hormone causes which? What symptom do they have in common? What would you find in the urine of a patient with one but not the other?
The hormones are the messenger molecules synthesized by the organs of the endocrine system; these chemical structure travel via the circulating blood to reach its effector organ. The concentration and efficiency of hormone is required for maintaining a balance in the body and for carrying out normal physiological activities.
Diabetes is a disease caused due to hormonal disbalance and it alters the concentration of blood glucose. This disease is of two types; diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. The hormonal cause and other symptoms of both these types of diabetes are as follows –
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Diabetes mellitus |
Diabetes insipidus |
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Deficient hormone |
A deficiency of the hormone insulin which is secreted by the cells of the pancreases cause this disease. |
A deficiency of the hormone vasopressin which is secreted by the cells of the pituitary gland cause this disease. |
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Similarities |
Both the types of diabetes are characterized by frequent urge to urinate and constant thirst. |
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Urine content |
It contains glucose molecules. |
It lacks glucose molecules. |
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