It has been reported that some patients have been misdiagnosed with Urinary Tract Infection, when in fact the correct diagnosis in their specific case was Diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects how your body uses blood sugar (glucose).There is type 1, type 2, prediabetes and gestational diabetes. Symptoms across all types include increased thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger, unexplained weight loss, ketones in the urine, fatigue, irritability, blurred vision, slow healing sores and frequent infections. Diabetes can be misdiagnosed as gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and mononucleosis. If Diabetes is misdiagnosed and not managed with correct treatments it can result in the following complications; cardiovascular disease, nerve damage, kidney damage, eye damage, food damage, susceptibility to skin infections, and hearing impairments.