I suspect you&#x27;re joking, but I&#x27;ll go ahead and answer here anyway, because I find it interesting and think others might as well.<p>The term &quot;diabetes&quot; refers specifically to the production of large amounts of urine.  The diseases most people are familiar with are fully known as Diabetes Mellitus, type I and type II.  The word &quot;mellitus&quot; is latin with roots in the word for honey and means sweet or sweetened with honey.  So really both diseases are named for the fact that the produce the symptom of large amounts of sweet urine.  Biologically this is because uncontrolled type I and type I sufferers have extraordinarily high blood sugars.  Some of this excess glucose is excreted in the urine and osmotically pulls fluid along with it increasing the total urine volume.<p>It&#x27;s worth noting that diabetes (the symptom) can have multiple other causes. Diabetes Insipidus is caused simply by the excess ingestion of fluids.  (i.e.  you urinate a lot when you drink too much water)