My sweet urine

I recently tasted my urine and discovered that it was very sweet. I want to know if this means that I have diabetes?

Emeka (by SMS)

Not necessarily. Those who regularly drink drinks containing artificial sweeteners or eat foods containing them may produce urine that tastes sweet. However, if your blood glucose levels are so high that you can taste sugar—actual sugar—in your urine, you’ll have a lot of other symptoms. Constant, raging thirst.

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Getting up several times a night to take a pee. Constantly feeling tired and malaise among other complaints. The only way to confirm the diagnosis is through a Laboratory test which will be ordered by your doctor.