Which of the following statements regarding diabetes mellitus is NOT true?

A) Exophthalmos is a symptom of diabetes mellitus.
B) Diabetics have hyperglycemia.
C) Retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes mellitus.
D) In Type II diabetes, the cells fail to respond to insulin.


A) Exophthalmos is a symptom of diabetes mellitus.
Correct. Exophthalmos is a symptom of Graves'disease, a thyroid gland condition.
The other answers are true statement about diabetes mellitus.

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