Diabetes Mellitus: Complications and Their Care
- Previous year questions on Diabetes Mellitus: Complications and Their Care for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
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- 49 live questions in Diabetes Mellitus: Complications and Their Care.
- 3 of 49 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Medicine is worth about 33 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Each of the following can cause hypoglycemia Except
- ABeta blockers
- BHepatoma
- CPituitary insufficiency
- DMultiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome, type II✓ Correct answer
Q2.Legacy effect is related to which of the diabetes complication ?
- ARenal
- BNeuropathy
- CRetinopathy
- DCardiovascular✓ Correct answer
Q3.Which of the following is the earliest finding seen in Diabetic nephropathy?
- AHematuria
- BMacroalbuminuria
- CMicroalbuminuria✓ Correct answer
- DExudates
Q4.A 45 year old male , known case of diabetes mellitus from last 15 years ,presents with Diabetic ketoacidosis . What shall be the initial line of management?
- A3 % saline
- B5% dextrose
- C0.9 % saline✓ Correct answer
- DColloids
Q5.A 50 years old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus is found to have 24-hour urinary albumin of 250 mg. Which of the following drugs may be used to retard the progression of the renal disease?
- AHydrochlorothiazide
- BEnalapril✓ Correct answer
- CAmiloride
- DAspirin
Q6.Long term diabetic PATIENT with blisters walked barefoot few miles on hot sand. He presented with this clinical condition. What is the most probable diagnosis?
- ADiabetic foot
- BBurn✓ Correct answer
- CNecrotizing Fasciitis
- DCellulitis
Q7.A 50 years old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus is found to have 24-hour urinary albumin of 250 mg. Which of the following drugs may be used to retard progression of the renal disease?
- AHydrochlorothiazide
- BEnalapril✓ Correct answer
- CAmiloride
- DAspirin
Q8.Which of the following causative factors is not involved in the pathogenesis of Diabetic gangrene?
- AInfection
- BMyelopathy✓ Correct answer
- CAtherosclerosis
- DOsteoarthropathy
Q9.A middle-aged man comes after a road traffic accident with bleeding from the scalp. He is unconscious. A card in his pocket reveals that he is a known diabetic on Tab Glimepiride + Metformin 2 tablets twice daily. What should the next step in management?
- ASend blood for tests, start IV glucose and send to CT
- BStart normal saline and send to CT
- CDextrose solution, CT scan
- DAirway, CT scan. Blood sugar if <70 start dextrose✓ Correct answer
Q10.Acetone breath is a feature of:
- ALiver disease
- BSinusitis
- CRenal disease
- DDiabetes mellitus✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: D. Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome, type II; Q2: D. Cardiovascular; Q3: C. Microalbuminuria; Q4: C. 0.9 % saline; Q5: B. Enalapril; Q6: B. Burn; Q7: B. Enalapril; Q8: B. Myelopathy; Q9: D. Airway, CT scan. Blood sugar if <70 start dextrose; Q10: D. Diabetes mellitus.
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