Bronze diabetes is associated with which condition?

• A. Hemochromatosis
• B. Wilson's disease
• C. Addison's disease
• D. Cushing's disease

Answer: (A)

Bronze diabetes comes from iron overload due to hemochromatosis. When iron builds up in the body, it deposits in the pancreas and damages the insulin-producing cells, leading to diabetes. It also deposits in the skin, causing a bronze skin color, and in the liver, which can progress to cirrhosis. The underlying condition is hereditary hemochromatosis, a disorder of excessive iron absorption. The other diseases listed involve different metals or endocrine problems and do not produce the same combination of pancreatic damage with bronze skin typical of bronze diabetes.