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Frequent urination, excessive thirst, increased appetite but losing weight, headaches w nausea, and chronic fatigue. possible causes?

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Diabetes: Hi. That would be diabetes until proven otherwise. It's easy to test for. If you're diabetic and not overweight/obese, it's more likely type 1; if it's diabetes and you are overweight/obese, it's more likely type 2. Please don't ignore this. See your doc and get tested.

Answered 6/17/2018

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Diabetes mellitus?: If a patient is having frequent urination, excessive thirst, weight loss and fatigue, the most common illness that causes this is uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Checking the urine for glucose will make the diagnosis. Ask pharmacist for test tape or strips to check urine for glucose. If it's diabetes, the test will show large amount of glucose in urine. If so, need to see a physician urgently.

Answered 4/20/2019

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