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" Question During the last week I have started to urinate quite often, this is sometimes as soon as a few minutes after I&amp;#039;ve been.  Although, if I&amp;#039;m walking or working I can sometimes go for two to three hours without going at all.  This is the main problem, as I have to sit on a train for an hour, twice daily, as well as a tube for about 20 minutes.  I can remember that when my grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes she mentioned that this was one of the symptoms.  Is there anything that I could eat or drink that, for the short term, would take away the need to urinate so much?  The symptoms came on all of a sudden; I didn&amp;#039;t gradually get worse as the weeks went on. I&amp;#039;ve tried doing things like reading, listening to music on the train but this doesn&amp;#039;t seem to help.  What advice can you give me until I can get to a doctor?  Also is there any way of knowing how long it would take a doctor to diagnose the problem and get the right medication/diet sorted out as I can&amp;#039;t afford to take too much time off work. Answer You need a couple of urine tests and you need them as soon as possible.  Two possible diagnoses are;   urinary tract infection (UTI) \u2013 the quicker it is treated the better  diabetes, like your grandmother \u2013 this latter can be diagnosed almost instantly at the doctor&amp;#039;s surgery with a simple test.  In both conditions an important thing to do is to maintain your fluid input so keep drinking plenty of water even though you are peeing a lot.  It&amp;#039;s impossible to say how long it will take to settle things till you know what the problem is.  Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team  Other Qs &amp;amp;amp; As Arteriovenous nipping Complications from diabetes Diabetes and ED Diabetes and impotence Diabetes and kidney function Diabetes and sperm count Diabetes and tattoos Diabetes control and time changes Diabetes, thrush and boils Diabetic neuropathy Granuloma annulare How do I live with diabetes? I am a diabetic and would like to know how I can put on some weight I had laser surgery for retinopathy I have difficulty getting an erection I&amp;#039;m worried about going blind if I become diabetic Is it safe to exercise with weights? Is pain during sex linked to diabetes? Kidney donation and diabetes My dentist says I&amp;#039;ve got diabetes My feet swell and I have a painful arm My partner hides his diabetes My urine smells of pear drops Stress and diabetes Tell me about the symptoms of a hypoglycaemic attack Temporary phimosis Tingling in the toes Type 2 diabetes and work Weight loss tablets and diabetes Travelling and diabetes What is neuropathy? Why does diabetes increase the risk of atherosclerosis? Will flying affect diabetes? Will I eventually lose my sight?  Last updated 03.04.2011 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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