Question

which of the following statements regarding diabetes mellitus is not true?
a diabetics experience hyperglycemia.
b ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal condition that affects diabetics.
c diabetics experience glycosuria.
d hypoparathyroidism may cause diabetes mellitus.

Explanation:

• Option A: Diabetes mellitus is characterized by hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels), so this statement is true.
• Option B: Ketoacidosis (a build - up of ketones in the blood) is a serious and potentially fatal complication in diabetics, especially in those with type 1 diabetes, so this statement is true.
• Option C: When blood glucose levels exceed the renal threshold, glucose spills over into the urine (glycosuria), which is a common manifestation in diabetes, so this statement is true.
• Option D: Hypoparathyroidism (low parathyroid hormone levels) mainly affects calcium and phosphate metabolism. Diabetes mellitus is related to problems with insulin (either lack of insulin production in type 1 or insulin resistance in type 2). There is no direct causal link between hypoparathyroidism and diabetes mellitus, so this statement is false.

Answer:

D. Hypoparathyroidism may cause diabetes mellitus.