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Re: “I hope the test results are negative. You don't want diabetes in any form... It ain't the worst but it is hard on kidneys and leading cause of renal failure which my mother died from...”
Whether it's diabetes or not, I've got a thirst issue. If it's diagnosed as diabetes insipidus, it's not really diabetes. It's a pituitary/hypothalamus problem where the brain doesn't produce the hormone that directs the kidneys to stop diverting liquid to the bladder. Diabetes insipidus patients keep producing urine even when they're dehydrated. That's what they're checking me for.

Per the endocrinologist here, a normal person produces about 1.5 liters of urine per day. In the 4 hours of my test, I've produced 250ml, 175ml, 200ml and 175ml even though I haven't had anything to drink in more than 8 hours. If those numbers are indicative of what I'm doing 24 hours per day, I'm creating well over 4 liters per day. And that explains why I'm always thirsty.

If this is what's going on, what I need is a medicine called Anti-Diuretic-Hormone (ADH) and I'll be good to go. Diabetes Insipidus isn't anywhere near as bad as sugar diabetes. It's a rare disease, but even without treatment, people don't usually die from it.








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Re: Dehydration test
By: micro
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Wed, 09 Mar 22 7:43 PM
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I hope the test results are negative. You don't want diabetes in any form... It ain't the worst but it is hard on kidneys and leading cause of renal failure which my mother died from...


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