Differentiate between diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus.
Differentiate between diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus.
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| Diabetes insipidus | Diabetes mellitus |
| Deficiency of ADH causes diabetes insipidus. | Deficiency of insulin causes diabetes mellitus. |
| It is caused due to decrea sed reabsorption of water from collecting tubules. from collecting tubules. characterized by diuresis characterized by diuresis thirst) but urine with no sugar. | Diabetes mellitus is defined as abnormal high glucose level in blood, which results in release of sugar in urine and formation of toxic ketone bodies. The treatment is insulin therapy. |
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