Diabetes Mellitus And Diabetes Insipidus Can Occur In The Same Person At The Same Time. Know About These Rare Cases

Diabetes Awareness Month: One in 500,000 people worldwide have both diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. This occurs due to a rare, genetic syndrome.

Diabetes Awareness Month: In rare cases, a person can suffer from both diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus at the same time. A myriad of factors can be responsible.

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Diabetes Awareness Month: Diabetes is a chronic health condition that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone which helps blood sugar enter the cells in the body for use as energy), or when the body cannot effectively utilise the insulin it produces, or when the kidneys cannot properly concentrate urine. The prevalence of diabetes in India is 10.1 crores, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research — India Diabetes (INDIAB) study published in