Frank and his wife Lily were driving home after a long day. Frank was having pro

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Frank and his wife Lily were driving home after a long day. Frank was having problems driving in dark. He felt tired and had a sip of soda and a cookie. He realized that everything seemed blurry. He tried to blink away the blurriness but it did not work, and he hit a tree. Frank and Lily both got injured.

At the hospital, the doctor performed few blood tests and one of the test results is tabulated below.

Normal

Frank

Lily

Blood Glucose (mg/dL)

70-130

165

180

Blood insulin

5-10

1

0.3

What do you think is going on with Frank and Lily?

Normal

Frank

Lily

Blood Glucose (mg/dL)

70-130

165

180

Blood insulin

5-10

1

0.3

Explanation / Answer

They both have increase in blood glucose level due to lack of insulin in blood. In other words they are diabetic.

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