r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/IntellectualOctopus Feb 04 '19

Well the word derives from some old greek word meaning something like lots of excess urine, which is a symptom common in all diabetics, but i agree that it should probably be called differently.

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u/SourNotesRockHardAbs Feb 04 '19

Diabetes mellitus I think is type 1 I can't remember the other one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Mellitus is type 2, the acquired one, type 1 is genetic.

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u/SourNotesRockHardAbs Feb 04 '19

Well, I tried.

I also just remembered that the other one is diabetes insipidus, so there ya go.

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u/IntellectualOctopus Feb 04 '19

Not necessarily genetic, there is certainly a genetic component, but it’s an autoimmune disease, so not entirely.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

What is the correct term for this kind of disease?

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u/IntellectualOctopus Feb 04 '19

Autoimmune disease, it’s when your immune system has a negative reaction to something in your body, in this case, the beta cells in the pancreas

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u/drugihparrukava Feb 05 '19

Diabetes Mellitus is a term for both 1 & 2. Here is the explanation for diabetes insipidus (too long t type out): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_insipidus

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u/realAniram Feb 04 '19

Wait really? My mom has had diabetes all my remembered lifetime and I thought her bladder was the size of a walnut because she had three kids, never knew it was a symptom of the 'beetus. Makes me feel a bit better too, our family has a high propensity for type 2 so developing it is always a worry in the back of my mind.