Paxton Patterson Ophthalmology Practice Test

Insufficient insulin production leads to a disruption in how the body uses glucose, which defines diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder. When the pancreas makes too little insulin (or the body doesn’t respond to it well), blood glucose stays high, producing the characteristic issue this term describes. Cataract is a clouding of the eye lens and isn’t about insulin or metabolism. Congenital simply means present from birth and doesn’t specify an insulin problem. Corrective refers to actions to fix something, not a disease name. So diabetes is the term that best fits a metabolic condition marked by inadequate insulin production.