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| Point of distinction | Diabetes mellitus | Diabetes insipidus |
| Characteristics | Hyperglycemia (increased blood sugar level), glycosuria(glucose in urine), polyuria (excessive urine), polydipsia(excessive thirst), polyphagia(excessive appetite) | Excretion of large quantity of dilute glucose free urine, polydipsia (excessive thirst) and dehydration |
| Disease caused due to | It is due to deficiency of insulin | It is due to failure of secretion of Antidiuretic hormone or vasopressin |
| Glycourea (excretion of sugar in urine) | Sugar is excreted in urine | Sugar is not excreted in urine |
| Blood sugar level | Rise or Increased blood glucose level (hyperglycemia) | Normal blood glucose level |
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| Increased volume of urine is due to | Volume of urine increased due to osmotic effect of glucose | Volume of urine increased due to decreased absorption of water in renal tubules |
| Disorder | It is pancreatic disorder | It is hypothalamic disorder |
| Concentration of urine | Normal concentration | Very dilute urine |
| Blood cholesterol level | Rises | Normal |
| Polyphagia and Hunger | Excessive | Normal |
| Ketone bodies in blood and urine | Present | Absent |
| Volume of urine | Excessive | Enormous |
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