True or false? -presence of excess glucose in urine is a best signal to diabetes inspidus. Thanks

2 Answers
Nov 13, 2017

No, nothing to do with it.

Explanation:

If anything, "insipidus" (as I think you meant) means "tasteless" (ugh...!). This due to the fact apparently that it doesn't lead to Glycosurea....

Nov 13, 2017

The statement is FALSE.

Explanation:

Diabetes is a disease associated with frequent urination. The cause of which could be distinctly different:

  1. either, increased blood sugar and excretion of sugar with urine, hence along with a lot of water
  2. or, decreased absorption of water from collecting ducts of kidney, hence there is excretion of a lot of dilute urine

First is due to insufficient secretion of insulin hormone from pancreas, or due to damage/degeneration of insulin receptors on cells' membrane. The disease is referred to as Diabetes mellitus.

Second is due to decreased/insufficient release of vasopressin hormone (=anti diuretic hormone) from posterior pituitary. The disease caused is called Diapedes insipidus.