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What Causes Frequent Urination In A Diabetic?

I have been urinating extrenely frequently and urgently sometimes soiling my pants a bit. I also have been very tired, and unable to quench my thirst. i have looked up symptons and it seemed that it could be diabetes. I havent seen a doctor but i bought a hone blood sugar kit and it reads 508 mg/dl
posted on Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Thank you for your question.
The symptoms you mentioned (increased frequency of urination, tiredness, thirs etc.) can be due to diabetes as you say and also may be due to some other causes. You checked your blood sugar and found out that it was 508 mg/dl, which is rather higher than normal.
But to confirm Diabetes, you should have specific blood test, HbA1c check. Fasting blood sugar (after no calories for 8 hours) which should be 80 _ 108 mg/dl. You should have a good and balanced diet plan with low carbohydrate, and more vegetables and low-fat meat. Regular exercises such as walking, jogging is advisable. The further specific medications and treatment will be better consulted after your HbA1c level result has attained. Thank you.
Best of luck and have a nice day.
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What Causes Frequent Urination In A Diabetic?

Thank you for your question. The symptoms you mentioned (increased frequency of urination, tiredness, thirs etc.) can be due to diabetes as you say and also may be due to some other causes. You checked your blood sugar and found out that it was 508 mg/dl, which is rather higher than normal. But to confirm Diabetes, you should have specific blood test, HbA1c check. Fasting blood sugar (after no calories for 8 hours) which should be 80 _ 108 mg/dl. You should have a good and balanced diet plan with low carbohydrate, and more vegetables and low-fat meat. Regular exercises such as walking, jogging is advisable. The further specific medications and treatment will be better consulted after your HbA1c level result has attained. Thank you. Best of luck and have a nice day.