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Woke from a nap extremely thirsty. cannot quench it! why?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Diabetes?: Either usual sugar diabetes or the rare diabetes insipidus. Bot easily diagnosed and treated.

Answered 10/21/2013

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