What is the metabolic abnormality that underlies the characteristic symptoms of diabetes mellitus, such as frequent urination?
A)a failure of the kidney tubules to reabsorb enough glucose from the urine
B)a failure of the gastrointestinal epithelium to absorb enough glucose from food
C)an inability of the body's cells to retain glucose they have absorbed from the blood
D)an inability of the body's cells to absorb enough glucose from the blood

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In diabetes mellitus, the body's cells are unable to absorb enough glucose from the blood due to either a lack of insulin production or insulin resistance, leading to high blood glucose levels and symptoms like frequent urination.

What Is the Metabolic Abnormality That Underlies the Characteristic Symptoms