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I Have Been Feeling Constantly Thirsty. What Wrong With Me ?

whats wrong with me? i'm 15 years old, and been constantly thirsty for about 2 weeks.? i ve had loads to drink, but it never seems to stop me being thirsty. my granda has diabetes is this a sign that i have? ADD: it s just water i mainly drink now,. go toilet LOADS at night. ermm ... im scared to have a blood test too. oh and would the symptoms not have started earlier if i was a diabetic?
posted on Mon, 21 Dec 2009
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Diabetes can affect any age, He might be having Type1 diabetes which is known to occur in early age also...Main symptoms include excess thirst, hunger and incresaed frequency of urination. Other symptoms can include blurry vision, numbness...if you have any of these..visit your doctor at this stage and ask for treatment.
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I Have Been Feeling Constantly Thirsty. What Wrong With Me ?

Diabetes can affect any age, He might be having Type1 diabetes which is known to occur in early age also...Main symptoms include excess thirst, hunger and incresaed frequency of urination. Other symptoms can include blurry vision, numbness...if you have any of these..visit your doctor at this stage and ask for treatment.