What Is Polydipsia?

Background: According to Ahmed AM, a member of faculty in the Medicine department at University of Bahr Elghazal, “Clinical features similar to diabetes mellitus were described 3000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. The term "diabetes" was first coined by Araetus of Cappodocia (81-133AD). Later, the word mellitus (honey sweet) was added by Thomas Willis (Britain) in 1675 after rediscovering the sweetness of urine and blood of patients (first noticed by the ancient Indians). It was only in 1776 that Dobson (Britain) firstly confirmed the presence of excess sugar in urine and blood as a cause of their sweetness.” Scholars have even found an acient papyrus that mentions “a rare disease that causes the patient to lose weight rapidly and urinate

Polydipsia is the medical term for constant thirst, and polyuria is the medical term for excessive urination. He chose the word “Diabetes” because it loosely translated to “Flowing Freely”. In modern times, Diabetes can actually be related to a long list of symptoms that had not been recorded by the ancient Egyptians. The list of presently known symptoms now includes, frequent urination, excessive thirst, increased hunger, weight loss, tiredness, lack of interest and concentration, a tingling sensation or numbness/paresthesia in the hands or feet, blurred vision, frequent infections, slow-healing wounds, and lastly, vomiting and stomach pain (which is often mistaken for the

They conduct research, raise money and raise awareness for childhood diabetes and obesity. Health and fitness programs are being implemented at elementary and middle schools, as well as more physical activity, and healthier school lunch options. There are also lots of fundraisers that raise funds for more research and increase awareness (which is the priority in preventing childhood diabetes), including one of the bigger name fundraisers called Kids Walk to Cure