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O.K. From another thread, I mentioned, and was asked about, Diabetes Insipidus.
My form is Nephrogenic diabetes Insipidus (to give it the full title.)
This is a condition carried by the Mother, and passed on. Femails carry, do not get, male get, do not carry. In theory. (See later).
This means from the age of one day old, I was drinkinghg 2 to 3 liters of water per day. Now, at 47, it is between 10 and 15 liters per day, and in the hot weather, such as we have had here this week, CAN go up to 20 liters.
Of course, this must also be "dispossed of". I have never had more than two hours, maybe two and a half when really tired, sleep in my life. During the day, I must go to the toilet every 20 minutes to half an hour.
I was under Dr Taylor from the urology department of Liverpool Royal hospital, who confirmed the illness after two periods of a full weeks hospitalised tests.
My Great Grandfather had, what was then known as "drinking diabetes". At the time of my diagnosis, there were only four or five known cases in the U.K, and they were all my family, except for a family down South who had not had it confirmed.
My Uncle, Myself, and my Sisters two boys.
I said before that Women "only" carry. however My Sister, and the Daughter of my Uncle showed ALL the symptoms, and were drinking 5 to 10 liters per day.
However, neither of them would go for tests.
In Germany, the illness is much better known, and every Doctor knows of it.
WHY this should be so is unknown to me. At the time of my diagnosis I was told that ther was no medicine that could help. I am told by Doctors here, however, that ther IS now a medicine. But my case has been thrown into REAL confussion by the development of type 2 diabetes as well.
O.K. So, there are obviously great holes here that you may want answering and I have forgotten.
Please feel free to ask away.
Thankls for listening.
Ragnar.
My form is Nephrogenic diabetes Insipidus (to give it the full title.)
This is a condition carried by the Mother, and passed on. Femails carry, do not get, male get, do not carry. In theory. (See later).
This means from the age of one day old, I was drinkinghg 2 to 3 liters of water per day. Now, at 47, it is between 10 and 15 liters per day, and in the hot weather, such as we have had here this week, CAN go up to 20 liters.
Of course, this must also be "dispossed of". I have never had more than two hours, maybe two and a half when really tired, sleep in my life. During the day, I must go to the toilet every 20 minutes to half an hour.
I was under Dr Taylor from the urology department of Liverpool Royal hospital, who confirmed the illness after two periods of a full weeks hospitalised tests.
My Great Grandfather had, what was then known as "drinking diabetes". At the time of my diagnosis, there were only four or five known cases in the U.K, and they were all my family, except for a family down South who had not had it confirmed.
My Uncle, Myself, and my Sisters two boys.
I said before that Women "only" carry. however My Sister, and the Daughter of my Uncle showed ALL the symptoms, and were drinking 5 to 10 liters per day.
However, neither of them would go for tests.
In Germany, the illness is much better known, and every Doctor knows of it.
WHY this should be so is unknown to me. At the time of my diagnosis I was told that ther was no medicine that could help. I am told by Doctors here, however, that ther IS now a medicine. But my case has been thrown into REAL confussion by the development of type 2 diabetes as well.
O.K. So, there are obviously great holes here that you may want answering and I have forgotten.
Please feel free to ask away.
Thankls for listening.
Ragnar.