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rainbow_goddess, because I'm just pedantic.
Dec. 7th, 2004 06:12 pmconuly
It turns out that there's six different types of diabetes.
Four forms of diabetes insipidus and two major types of diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus are unrelated. Basically, the names refer to "insipid" and "sweet" pee, I think. The former has to do with the inability of the kidneys to regulate water properly, and can lead to dehydration, the latter has to do with the inability of the body to regulate sugar properly.
Four forms of diabetes insipidus and two major types of diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus are unrelated. Basically, the names refer to "insipid" and "sweet" pee, I think. The former has to do with the inability of the kidneys to regulate water properly, and can lead to dehydration, the latter has to do with the inability of the body to regulate sugar properly.
