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  3. Prolonged hyperglycemia leads to a complex disorder called diabetes mellitus which is associated with

. Prolonged hyperglycemia leads to a complex disorder called diabetes mellitus which is associated with

A. Glucosuria

B. Ketoacidosis

C. Both A. & B

D. Renal calculi

Best Answer

C.

In diabetes mellitus, due to non utilization of glucose as cellular fuel, more fats are metabolised resulting in dramatically increase level of fatty acid metabolites known as ketone bodies which decreases pH of blood, that’s why ketoacidosis. Glycosuria means loss of glucose in urine.

 

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