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How do i know if my 22 m/o urinates to much? he drinks a lot!!! he's still in diapers so it's hard to tell. worried about juvenile diabetes. fh type 2

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Juvenile diabetes : You can simply ask your pediatrician to test him for it by doing a fasting blood glucose, a HGB A1C & routine urine analysis. Just for peace of mind. You can figure out if he is urinating a lot from the number of diapers he wets daily especially if they are realy soaked. Good luck to you & your baby.

Answered 7/8/2015

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Doubt it: I have seen type 1 in a kid that young, but type 2 is not seen at this age. Most of these kids are habit drinkers, with very dilute urine because you fill up the biggest cup possible because they ask so much. If diabetic, a dab of their urine on your tongue should taste sweet.(the way they found it in the 19th century).Babies doc can do a simple urine test for sugar.

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