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Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Insipidus Causes

Question

What causes the following diseases?
i) Diabetes mellitus
ii) Diabetes insipidus

Answer

i) Diabetes mellitus is caused by the underproduction (hyposecretion) of insulin.
ii) Diabetes insipidus is caused by the underproduction (hyposecretion) of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also known as vasopressin.


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