If you have diabetes, should you drink more or less water?

　　1、 Is it true that drinking more water will aggravate diabetes?

　　There is a rumor that people with diabetes cannot drink more water, or they will get worse. Is it credible?

　　Of course, it is not credible. Before we understand this problem, we need to know why diabetes patients often feel thirsty, which is mainly caused by two reasons.

　　First, the blood sugar in the body of diabetes patients continues to rise, leading to increased sugar in the urine. In order to discharge these sugars in time, the body needs to increase the amount of water to urinate more; Second, more urination will make the body in a state of water shortage, which will naturally increase the frequency of thirst.

　　For patients suffering from diabetes, lack of water will increase the risk of multiple complications in the body, which is easy to lead to blood concentration, elevated blood sugar, and even hyperosmolar diabetes coma in serious cases.

　　And drinking less water will lead to a decrease in urine output, which will slow down the excretion of metabolic substances in the patient's body and easily increase the incidence of diabetes ketoacidosis. In addition, patients who drink less water will also have an increased risk of thrombosis, which will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

　　In other words, diabetes patients who drink more water in daily life will not make their condition worse, but drinking more water can bring certain benefits to their health.

　　2、 Is it really safe to avoid excessive urination by drinking less water?

　　Some diabetes patients are afraid of urinating after drinking water because they are unwilling to drink more water in daily life, so they directly choose not to drink water. Is this really feasible?

　　This practice is very undesirable. The harm of not drinking water has been mentioned in detail above, so I will not repeat it here.

　　If the patients with diabetes do not drink water for a long time, the sugar in urine will continue to accumulate in the bladder, which is easy to cause bacteria breeding. Once these bacteria retrograde into the kidney, it is easy to cause kidney function damage. Not drinking water will also make the patient remain thirsty and physically uncomfortable.

　　3、 People with diabetes can benefit a lot from moderate drinking

　　For patients with diabetes, drinking water properly in daily life can bring many benefits to health. What are the specific benefits? Follow Xiao Miao to have a look.

　　1. Drinking more water can reduce the level of ketone bodies in the blood of patients, and the excess ketone bodies will be discharged with urine in time, which can help prevent the occurrence of diabetes ketoacidosis;

　　2. Prolonged excessive blood sugar will cause a large amount of water in skin cells to be "sucked away", which is easy to cause cell dehydration, leaving the patient's skin dry. Drinking more water can prevent this from happening, so that the patient's skin will no longer be dehydrated;

　　3. Drinking water is also very helpful for improving blood viscosity, which can help patients with diabetes prevent thrombosis and cardiovascular disease;

　　4. Drinking more water can also help prevent urinary system infection and increase the efficacy of some antibacterial drugs for diabetes patients.

　　It is suggested that the patient's daily drinking water is mainly plain water, which is the most suitable drinking water for human needs and can help the body quickly absorb water and minerals. It is not recommended that patients with diabetes drink sugary drinks, otherwise it is easy to cause blood sugar to rise; Coffee and strong tea are also not recommended to be drunk in large quantities. Such drinks can easily take away a lot of water from the body and aggravate the performance of water shortage.

　　4、 Three points to remember in the scientific drinking guide for diabetes patients

　　First of all, it is recommended that diabetes patients keep their daily average water consumption at about 2.5L, not drink all at once, but drink a small amount for many times, and can drink about 300ml every half hour. Pay attention not to drink water directly every time, it is better to swallow slowly with a small mouth;

　　Secondly, don't wait until you are thirsty to drink water. You should develop the good habit of taking the initiative to drink water. When the body sends out a thirst signal, it is often very short of water;

　　Finally, you should avoid drinking a lot of water before eating and going to bed, otherwise it is easy to lead to normal sleep and diet are affected, which is unfavorable for patients to control their condition.

　　For patients with diabetes, there is no doubt that drinking more water every day is good for their health, but they should also pay attention to the right way to drink water, otherwise it is easy to bring some unnecessary risks to their health.

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