Question

A 58 year old obese man with frequent urination was seen by his primary care physician. The following laboratory work was performed , and the following results were obtained:

A 14-year-old male student was seen by his physician. His chief complaints were fatigue;weight loss; and increases in appetite, thirst, and frequency of urination. For the past 3 to4 weeks, he had been excessively thirsty and had to urinate every few hours. He began toget up three to four times a night to urinate. The patient has a family history of diabetesmellitus

Answer 1

As you dont mention what answer you want from this scenario, i am just going to give you the possible diagnosis for both the patient.

For the patient who is 58 years old is obese and frequent urination. If the glucose level is increased then he have a chance to diagnose with diabetes mellitus. In diabetis millitus, the patient does not able to produce insulin or resist to insulin. It is also called as type 2 diabetes and common in adult.

In 2nd schenario, the patient is 14 years old showing the symptoms of fatigue, weight loss, increase appetite, thrist, increase frequency of urination. The patient is showing the symptoms of diabetes insipidus. It is also called as type 1 diabetes. This is develop due to pancreas producing little or no insulin. It is more common in children as compare to adult.