Diabetes Talking

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You probably know that there is something wrong going on with your body. Please get yourself to a doctor for a complete exam, blood work, etc. immediately. Good luck to you. Stay Happy and Healthy

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Any ideas anyone?

This isn’t the place to look for answers to something like that. Spend the money and see a doctor.  You don’t want to get an inaccurate diagnosis from us amateurs! Steve Bukosky http://www.execpc.com/~sbukosky/

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…Aside from having a very dry mouth in the morning, drinking loads of water, and going to the bathroom constantly, I feel great. …I don’t have burning sensations during urination or any other discomfort in that area, so I don’t think I have a urinary track [sic] infection. Any ideas anyone?

Why yes! Please see a doctor as soon as possible— if you are in the US, a county hospital or free clinic will evaluate and treat you at little or no cost, if that is an issue.  This really isn’t a medical forum— though Lord knows we all like to give advice <G and it sounds as if you need some *real* medical expertise. Good luck, and let us know what you find out! Darla — giving some sound advice for a change!

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For the last few weeks, I’ve been experiencing intense thirst (drinking over a gallon of water a day) and very frequent urination, mostly at night. Some nights I urinate over 15 times, and each of those urinations is a full urination (volume). The urine is very clear (it should be, I drink so darn much!) I also have a very, very dry mouth, mostly when I wake up in the morning, but sometimes during the day also. A friend of my who has diabetes thought I might have it also (she had same symptoms when she was diagnosed). She has a home glucose monitor and tested me. For 4 straight days, she tested me every morning (she calls this a "fasting" test), and once or twice more each day, 30 min to 2 hours after big meals or after one of what she calls my ‘candy binges’. She also tested me at the height of my intense thirst episodes. For every single test, she said my levels were normal. The number in the morning ("fasting") was always 85-90, and the tests after meals were never much higher than that (I forget the highest number). She says her home test meter is very accurate, something about it being self-calibrating. She also mentioned that she recently verified her results from the meter against lab results from blood taken by her doctor (about 3 weeks ago). BTW, she also had some glucose urine testing tablets (she doesn’t use them much because she says they’re not as accurate), and I did a few tests with those. I felt like Mr. Wizard watching it boil! All the results were negative (blue color). So my question is, what else could be causing my intense thirst and very frequent urination? I am young (twenties), lean & fit, exercise regularly, eat reasonably well, and only drink water (no soda or alcohol). Aside from having a very dry mouth in the morning, drinking loads of water, and going to the bathroom constantly, I feel great. The only disorders I read about that cause my symptoms are diabetes and urinary track infections. I don’t have burning sensations during urination or any other discomfort in that area, so I don’t think I have a urinary track infection. Any ideas anyone? Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – For the last few weeks, I’ve been experiencing intense thirst (drinking over a gallon of water a day) and very frequent urination, mostly at night. Some nights I urinate over 15 times, and each of those urinations is a full urination (volume). The urine is very clear (it should be, I drink so darn much!) I also have a very, very dry mouth, mostly when I wake up in the morning, but sometimes during the day also. A friend of my who has diabetes thought I might have it also (she had same symptoms when she was diagnosed). She has a home glucose monitor and tested me. For 4 straight days, she tested me every morning (she calls this a "fasting" test), and once or twice more each day, 30 min to 2 hours after big meals or after one of what she calls my ‘candy binges’. She also tested me at the height of my intense thirst episodes. For every single test, she said my levels were normal. The number in the morning ("fasting") was always 85-90, and the tests after meals were never much higher than that (I forget the highest number). She says her home test meter is very accurate, something about it being self-calibrating. She also mentioned that she recently verified her results from the meter against lab results from blood taken by her doctor (about 3 weeks ago). BTW, she also had some glucose urine testing tablets (she doesn’t use them much because she says they’re not as accurate), and I did a few tests with those. I felt like Mr. Wizard watching it boil! All the results were negative (blue color). So my question is, what else could be causing my intense thirst and very frequent urination? I am young (twenties), lean & fit, exercise regularly, eat reasonably well, and only drink water (no soda or alcohol). Aside from having a very dry mouth in the morning, drinking loads of water, and going to the bathroom constantly, I feel great. The only disorders I read about that cause my symptoms are diabetes and urinary track infections. I don’t have burning sensations during urination or any other discomfort in that area, so I don’t think I have a urinary track infection.

Well, the good news is, since your blood and urine sugars have so consistently tested normal, it sounds like you probably don’t have diabetes melittus (although I can see why your friend was so concerned – you described my pre-diagnosis symptoms to a "T"!)  I would, however, encourage you to talk to your doctor, as there appears to be something strange going on.  One possibility I can think of: there’s a disease called "diabetes insipidus", which isn’t really diabetes at all (it’s much less serious, from everything I’ve heard).  I know very little about it, but apparently it does cause excessive thirst and urination. Obviously, no one here can diagnose you over the internet.  See your doctor.  Good luck and hope it’s nothing serious! Laura

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