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Assertion (A) Expulsion of excess unused glucose in the blood through urine is observed in a diabetic mellitus person.

Reason (R): insulin is not produced in sufficient quantity by pancreas.


Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which excess of unused glucose from the blood is excreted in the urine. Less secretion of insulin does not converts glucose into glycogen. High glucose in blood cause diabetes.

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