Although I am a T2 diabetic, I used to drink a lot of fluids, but after I had some heart problems and bad circulation I was put on a fluid resticted diet to get rid of the bloat in my legs. I lost 15 kgs while in hospital after they put a catheter in my bladder.
I am on 1.5 ltrs of fluids a day, now but in the hotter weather I can go to a maximum of 2.0 ltrs per day. I have my heart problems fixed, circulation is a lot better. I have my weight down to a acceptabe level of around ~80 kgs,.
I found it hard to do while I was in hospital I had alot of arguments with the doctor and some of the nurses over my daily fluid quota. Since being out of hospital I have manged to get rid of all of the bloat, plus got rid of my beer gut.
I live in the sub tropics here in Australia, and I have got used to the reduction and it does not bother me like it used to.
Keep drinking water until they tell you not to
@Julia is a type 1diabetic
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