A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone required for the metabolism of sugar. What is the name of this condition?

A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone required for the metabolism of sugar. What is the name of this condition?

• A. Diabetes
• B. Epilepsy
• C. Hypertension
• D. Anemia

Answer: (A)

Insulin helps glucose move from the bloodstream into most body cells to be used for energy. When the body can’t produce enough insulin, glucose remains high in the blood rather than entering cells, which is the hallmark of diabetes. The other options don’t fit this scenario: epilepsy refers to seizures, hypertension to high blood pressure, and anemia to low red blood cells or hemoglobin. So the condition described is diabetes, specifically the form characterized by insufficient insulin production.

Insulin helps glucose move from the bloodstream into most body cells to be used for energy. When the body can’t produce enough insulin, glucose remains high in the blood rather than entering cells, which is the hallmark of diabetes. The other options don’t fit this scenario: epilepsy refers to seizures, hypertension to high blood pressure, and anemia to low red blood cells or hemoglobin. So the condition described is diabetes, specifically the form characterized by insufficient insulin production.