Answers: Diabetes

I was tested for diabetes and do not have it. I was wondering what else can cause frequent urination besides diabetes? I have started to drink more water and I am going to the bathroom a lot and I’m hoping it’s not something serious.

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The reason I ask is because it seems heavy metals can cause type two diabetes. Smoking tends to cause cadmium poisoning. It would seem that it should contribute to it, but smokers tend to be slimmer which wouldn’t correlate to the strong relationship between obesity and diabetes.
Does anyone know of any sources indicating [...]

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I am underweight and wish to gain adequate mass. But the most common suggestion is to increase calorie intake. Question is how increased calories cannot cause diabetes or does it? We all know that taking more calories than what is needed by the body can cause diabetes in the long run. Please let me know [...]

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I am eating everything that I need to, as far as nutritional value, but I’m also eating candy and sweets because I’m having some major sweet cravings. It’s not causing me to gain a ton of weight, I’ve only gained 4 lbs at 27 weeks. I have my glucose screening a week from today, just [...]

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Conclusions Complications occurred in 18.3% of patients, but 95% were treated without leading to lasting disability.
Presence of diabetes, early surgeon experience, and an open approach are risk factors of complications.
Hey Md I bet you wouldn’t do it on yourself. It’s not a "minor" operation or "low risk".
Hey Alex you may "correct diabetes" at your own [...]

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I’m doing a paper on genetic susceptibility and need to further research it deeper. How is it that food borne chemical toxins cause diabetes? Like what specifically do they do to your body? And how does being exposed as a very young infant to cow’s milk cause diabetes as well? I KNOW that these aren’t [...]

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I have quite the sugar tooth! But, I am very, very worried if I will get diabetes. I consume a bit of sugar in at least every meal or so. How can I reduce this excessive craving?????
NOTE: I exercise everyday and am very thin.

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I've been eating a lot of sugar lately. Diabetes doesn't run in my family but I've heard too much sugar can cause it. Is this true?

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My Type 1 diabetes was caused by mumps

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I am 5 months pregnant and I crave a lot of sweet stuff. Can me eating sweets cause me to get gestational diabetes? I dont have any risks of getting it from everything I have read but I wasent sure if eating snacks would be enough to make me develop it. I am also measuring [...]

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