dehydration and diabetes

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static192

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i want to ask can lack of water affect diabetes alot as in insulin resistance. does anyone experience this?.
 
LooperCat

LooperCat

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I’m guilty of not drinking enough, and often find myself dehydrated. I’ve not noticed a difference in insulin effects though.
 
Muneeb

Muneeb

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I have noticed it in very hot temperatures, especially when I went to the middle east. I guess dehydration firstly causes the concentration of glucose in the body to increase as there is less water (so higher readings), but I'm not sure how effectiveness is affected in a scientific point of view. But I have noticed this.
 
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Bluey1

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Heat can play havoc with diabetes. I haven't noticed the relationship with dehydration. How to tell if you are dehydrated is the colour of your urine. If it's really dark your dehydrated or other medical problems. I live in Australia and at the moment in Brisbane, so I know what heat is.
 
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