Diabetes Mellitus Lab Report
Analysis: Which sample do you suspect has diabetes mellitus? Provide your reasons.
Diabetes mellitus is a condition created by the inadequate secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin is a hormone that allows your body to use carbohydrates or store them for future use. Inadequate amounts of insulin causes a condition called hyperglycemia, which is an excessive amount of glucose in the blood stream. When the blood is filtered through the kidney, a large of amount of glucose is retained in the filtrate and a large amount of it cannot be reabsorbed and is excreted out as urine. The large amount of glucose within the filtrate changes the osmotic pressure within the nephron, which reduces the amount of water that is reabsorbed back into the bloodstream. The sample with diabetes mellitus should hypothetically result in the sample of urine turning orange after 10 drops of Benedict’s Solution was added and the sample was heated. The sample turning orange after the Benedict’s Test was done on the sample would mean that the sample tested positive for …show more content…
Antidiuretic hormones regulate water reabsorption by making the upper part of the distal tubule and the collecting duct more permeable to water. If the ADH producing cells in the hypothalamus or the nerve cells that bring ADH to the pituitary gland were destroyed, it would cause this condition to occur. Someone with diabetes insipidus would have an increased urine output and would be constantly thirsty due to the fact that they cannot reabsorb much of the water they consume. Their urine would be very diluted and very light in colour. After comparing the colours of the different urine samples, it was concluded that Sample Y could have diabetes insipidus due to its light colour. The light colour could be a result of the inability to reabsorb water in the nephron which could be linked to diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a condition created by the inadequate secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin is a hormone that allows your body to use carbohydrates or store them for future use. Inadequate amounts of insulin causes a condition called hyperglycemia, which is an excessive amount of glucose in the blood stream. When the blood is filtered through the kidney, a large of amount of glucose is retained in the filtrate and a large amount of it cannot be reabsorbed and is excreted out as urine. The large amount of glucose within the filtrate changes the osmotic pressure within the nephron, which reduces the amount of water that is reabsorbed back into the bloodstream. The sample with diabetes mellitus should hypothetically result in the sample of urine turning orange after 10 drops of Benedict’s Solution was added and the sample was heated. The sample turning orange after the Benedict’s Test was done on the sample would mean that the sample tested positive for …show more content…
Antidiuretic hormones regulate water reabsorption by making the upper part of the distal tubule and the collecting duct more permeable to water. If the ADH producing cells in the hypothalamus or the nerve cells that bring ADH to the pituitary gland were destroyed, it would cause this condition to occur. Someone with diabetes insipidus would have an increased urine output and would be constantly thirsty due to the fact that they cannot reabsorb much of the water they consume. Their urine would be very diluted and very light in colour. After comparing the colours of the different urine samples, it was concluded that Sample Y could have diabetes insipidus due to its light colour. The light colour could be a result of the inability to reabsorb water in the nephron which could be linked to diabetes