KROK 1 2023 – Question 145 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
As proposed by the World Health Organization, diabetes mellitus is divided into type 1 and type 2. What is the etiological factor of type 1 diabetes mellitus?
- A. Damage to the pituitary gland
- B. Absence of insulin receptors
- C. Damage to β-cells
- D. High insulinase activity
- E. Strong bond between insulin and protein
Hint
Type 1 diabetes means absolute insulin deficiency; decide whether the cause lies in how insulin is produced, how it is destroyed or bound in the blood, or how target cells respond to it.
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