Q: �Could waking up to urinate at night be a sign of diabetes or another medical
condition?�

A: Yes; but it�s more likely NOT one of the SEVEN �diabetes� diseases. What you�re
describing is nocturia - and only applies to frequent urination at night/during sleep. In
the seven diabetes diseases, the problem is polyuria - CONSTANT frequent urination.
PLUS polydipsia (constant excessive thirst).

For nocturia, the most common causes are drinking too many fluids at night (before
bed), use of diuretics (medications used to alleviate edema), reduced bladder capacity
(bladder obstruction, swelling, or infection can cause this, as can the inability to
completely empty the bladder).

There are many conditions that can cause polyuria; the diabetes diseases are most likely
among these, but they also include hypertension, heart disease, prostate obstruction,
sleep apnea, pelvic organ prolapse, edema itself, and a handful of others. And it�s worth
noting that hypertension and heart disease are common comorbidities with the DM
(Diabetes Mellitus) diseases.

The seven diabetes diseases are in two groups: DI (Diabetes Insipidus), and DM (Diabetes Mellitus).

�Diabetes� means �siphon disease�, and is a reference to the polyuria (constant
excessive urination) AND polydipsia (extreme unquenchable thirst) that are the hallmarks of all of these diseases.

In the four DI diseases, the excessive urine is clear, odorless and tasteless - hence,
�insipid� which is Latinized to �insipidus�. These are the four �insipid siphon� diseases, all
caused by a lack of, poor storage of, or poor response to the fluid regulatory hormone
vasopressin.

In the three DM diseases, the excessive urine is dark and sweet - hence, �mellitus�,
which is Latin for �honey-sweet�.

SO� if the issue is ONLY nocturia (not polyuria and polydipsia), it�s likely NOT one of the
�diabetes� diseases - look to those others. IF it is polyuria (a need to urinate excessively
all the time), AND polydipsia, it may be one of the seven �diabetes� diseases; IF the
urine is clear, odorless and tasteless, it�s one of the DI diseases; if the urine is dark and
very sweet, it�s one of the DM diseases.

Full story: https://www.quora.com/Can-waking-up-to-urinate-at-night-be-linked-to-conditions-
other-than-diabetes-like-heart-disease-or-sleep-apnea


IF it�s a DM disease: IF the patient is an underweight child, it�s more likely (NOT
ABSOLUTELY) Type 1 Autoimmune DM. IF the patient is an overweight, sedentary adult,
it�s more likely (NOT ABSOLUTELY) Type 2 Insulin-Resistant DM. IF the patient has
pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis, or haemochromatosis, it�s likely Type 3c
Pancreatogenic DM.
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