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annetteamr
Sep 16, 2007, 03:53 PM
For the past 2.5 months my husband cannot get enough liquids in him. He has lost 12-15 pounds and gets us 5-6 times per night to urinate. All new things for him. He always had a strong sex drive that also has changed. He will be 45 years old this month. Any idea what this could be?
Wondergirl
Sep 16, 2007, 03:58 PM
I'm guessing Type II diabetes. The only way he will get an accurate diagnosis is to see a doctor.
J_9
Sep 16, 2007, 04:12 PM
Time to get him into the doctor tomorrow. These are all symptoms of Type II diabetes, except for maybe the weight loss. That is more typical of Type I than Type II. But the significant change that signals me to Type II is the excessive thirst as well as the nocturnal urination.
Make an appointment tomorrow for a glucose tolerance test.
glnutrition
Sep 18, 2007, 08:45 PM
These are all the symptoms I had when I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II. I lost 50 pouns in a years time. I was trying to lose weight so I just thought I was doing a good job with it...
I now have my diabetes under control with mostly eating right and a more active lifestyle... of course, I am gaining my weight back... Uggghhhh!!