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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1121058" data-attributes="member: 88961">For a long time, I have been conscious of my fluid consumption, as I spend parts of my year in a hot climate where dehydration can happen very quickly and can be extremely unpleasant, at best.  Since being diagnosed diabetic, and trimming back my carbs, I upped my fluids further.Here, where it's hot, I have quite a structured regime to ensure I don't get dehydrated.  Bottom line is I front load some of my fluid intake, in that I make sure I have a load to drink in the earlier part of the day.  I do this by using a 750ml (safe) drinking bottle of water, and I ensure I have one before breakfast and another almost immediately afterwards.  That sets me up for the day and lays a fluid foundation.I found using x number of glasses a day to be less helpful in that I could never recall if I'd had 3 or 4, or 5 or 6 or whatever.  Using a larger vessel, needing fewer it's easier to know whether you're on track or not.I definitely function much worse, overall, if I don't drink enough.</blockquote>

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