Until recently 6yearold Billie had no apparent health proble

Until recently, 6-year-old Billie had no apparent health problems. About 1 week ago, she started to lose weight despite a healthy appetite. She urinated frequently and complained of being tired. Her mom noticed that she was very thirsty and was getting up in the middle of the night to urinate. On examination, her blood sugar was elevated. She was is not overweight or obese.

WHat disease does Billie have?

DM type 1. DM type 2, DM insipidus

Solution

Diabetes mellitus is a condition where there are elevated levels of blood glucose. There are two types of diabetes mellitus i.e. type 1 and type 2.

Type-1: This is a type of diabetes where body does not produce enough insulin to metabolize glucose, this results in elevated blood glucose levels, weight loss, frequent urination, hunger, thirst, tiredness, less healing power and blurred vision.

Type-2: It is due to the disorder in the metabolism characterized by elevated blood sugar levels, insulin resistance with symptoms of increased thirst, urination, weight loss, tired, hungere etc. It mostly occurs in obese patients.

Therefore, the correct option is: Diabetes mellitus type-1