Urinating every half hour and always stinks

[big_daddy]

I have been urinating quite alot since being back at university, especially during the night and wake up like 12 times until I just give up and stay up at like 4 or 5 in the morning. is there anything I can do to change it?

 

[tettenhall boy]

For a start off, re: stinky wee, try boiling the water first to leach out the chemicals or use mineral water. Alcohol also contributes to a pungent smell. Try drinking a couple of glasses of boiled water (not necessarily hot) or bottled water and see if that helps at all. I don't know your fluid intake, but when you urinate, you need to rehydrate, thus replenishing the lost fluids. Try to avoid stimulants like coffee, tea and alcohol before bed and have half a glass of water instead, as caffeine and alcohol tend to make you want a wee more frequently and also make you less likely to relax. This is from my own experience only. It may help, it may not for you. Whatever happens, give it a try.
Good luck, mate.

 

[carraway]

you may have an infection, take a sample to the GP and meanwhile drink lots of water to flush things out. Avoid cola as it's a bladder stimulant.
Do you have any burning or stinging?

 

[Lucypieee]

Have you tested for ketones? Ketones and high blood sugar could mean that you're urinating frequently and it smells bad.


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[big_daddy]

you may have an infection, take a sample to the GP and meanwhile drink lots of water to flush things out. Avoid cola as it's a bladder stimulant.
Do you have any burning or stinging?

I do have burning sensation when i pee and as for avoiding the cola, should I just empty the bottles or keep the cola away?

Have you tested for ketones? Ketones and high blood sugar could mean that you're urinating frequently and it smells bad.


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I am unable to test for high blood sugars and I don't know what ketones are or how to test for them.

For a start off, re: stinky wee, try boiling the water first to leach out the chemicals or use mineral water. Alcohol also contributes to a pungent smell. Try drinking a couple of glasses of boiled water (not necessarily hot) or bottled water and see if that helps at all. I don't know your fluid intake, but when you urinate, you need to rehydrate, thus replenishing the lost fluids. Try to avoid stimulants like coffee, tea and alcohol before bed and have half a glass of water instead, as caffeine and alcohol tend to make you want a wee more frequently and also make you less likely to relax. This is from my own experience only. It may help, it may not for you. Whatever happens, give it a try.
Good luck, mate.

I use filtered water, would that help instead of boiling water. My fluid intake is like 10 beer mugs of water with ice, 2 big mugs of either black or green tea, 2 pints of beer and 1 small glass of red wine, plus whatever I have when I go out to nightclubs.

Since i've been at uni for a week of freshers fortnight, my consumption of alcohol should be down by next weekend as I don't have alot to spend on it.

 

[Munchers]

Silly question but you don't say if you are confirmed diabetic? If you are why can't you test your blood?


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[Daibell]

Hi. I think you need to get your blood sugar tested fairly urgently; try a chemist or a GP etc. Ref Ketones, buy some Ketostix or similar product from a chemist. If you have high blood sugar and your body is not producing enough insulin your body may be burning fats rather than carbs. This combined with the ketones that burning fats produces can be dangerous if extreme. You may just be having the wrong diet currently i.e. too many carbs but there is always the background possibility that your diagnosis is Late Onset Type 1 (LADA) so it's wise to check yourself out just in case. Have plenty of fluids and if you start to feel unwell get to A&E. BTW are you overweight or have you lost weight recently?

 

[big_daddy]

Silly question but you don't say if you are confirmed diabetic? If you are why can't you test your blood?


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Hi. I think you need to get your blood sugar tested fairly urgently; try a chemist or a GP etc. Ref Ketones, buy some Ketostix or similar product from a chemist. If you have high blood sugar and your body is not producing enough insulin your body may be burning fats rather than carbs. This combined with the ketones that burning fats produces can be dangerous if extreme. You may just be having the wrong diet currently i.e. too many carbs but there is always the background possibility that your diagnosis is Late Onset Type 1 (LADA) so it's wise to check yourself out just in case. Have plenty of fluids and if you start to feel unwell get to A&E. BTW are you overweight or have you lost weight recently?

I am type 2 diabetic and will have been diabetic for one year in 2 weeks. I have just checked with what remaining test strips I have left and my blood sugars are at 19.3 and is surprisingly high for me. My doctor refused me a prescription for test strips last week saying i won't be needing to test. Would I need to buy anything else with the Ketostix as I am currently on a budget.

 

[Lucypieee]

If you are a type 2 diabetic, it may be an idea to revisit your GP, as you may need an adjustment to your medication or even be type 1.5 now...
Definitely get the ketostix, your GP will also be able to test for ketones if you make an appointment.
If your blood sugars are running that high, you definitely need to do some more testing.


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[big_daddy]

If you are a type 2 diabetic, it may be an idea to revisit your GP, as you may need an adjustment to your medication or even be type 1.5 now...
Definitely get the ketostix, your GP will also be able to test for ketones if you make an appointment.
If your blood sugars are running that high, you definitely need to do some more testing.


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I don't think that I am type 1.5 and in the past week I have been drinking quite alot of alcohol from being dragged to parties for the past 4 nights. It might just be the alcohol as I really don't drink alot of it when I'm at home with my parents.

BTW are you overweight or have you lost weight recently?

I am severely overweight and have been for 6 - 7 years and currently weigh between 23 and 24 stone with most of my weight around my thighs and belly.

 

[carraway]

I wouldn't drink any more cola until your bladder is better. I think some antibiotics may be called for.
Any water is better than none. Even tap water. Try to cut out or cut down on alcohol.

If your GP wont give you test strips you could buy an SD Codefree Meter (cheap on Amazon), the test strips are much cheaper than for other makes.

You can lose weight and will feel so much better if you do. I speak from experience. Only losing 1 and a half stones ( from needing to lose 7) and I felt so much better.
Please let us know how you get on

 

[Daibell]

Hi. It is likely that weight is your problem rather than the possibility of being T1.5. Anything you can do to reduce carbs in your diet will help. The Ketostix are used by themselves by peeing. You can get them cheaper on the web perhaps but longer to wait for. A reading of 19 isn't too bad; I still occasionally go up to 25 if I go mad on eating which I shouldn't. BTW strips are cheaper on the web including eBay; price depends on the meter brand. Yes, the SD Codefree is one to consider.

 

[big_daddy]

Today I actually feel much worse than yesterday as i've stopped drinking alcohol and cola and had a rough night's sleep with my head beginning to feel like its on fire and sweating more now than ever before. I've tried cooling down my head by blasting it with freezing cold water twice from my shower and only temporarily helps me. My sugars have gone up to 24 when I checked today at 12, but I have stopped going the loo now every half hour and now its every 2 hours. I have had a look at the sd codefree meter and with my student budget i am unable to afford it and the test strips.

 

[mrman]

If anyones sugar level is in the 20s for a period of time, get to a and e. They would be able to check your sugars and ketone levels which if present with those sugar levels its very dangerous.

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[paul-1976]

I agree 100%,High BG's in the presence of ketones is not a safe place to be at all !

BTW,Apologies if you've said before already but how old are you Bigdaddy ? being overweight with Type 1.5 isn't that common but CAN happen.

 

[big_daddy]

I agree 100%,High BG's in the presence of ketones is not a safe place to be at all !

BTW,Apologies if you've said before already but how old are you Bigdaddy ? being overweight with Type 1.5 isn't that common but CAN happen.

I am 20 and don't have type 1.5 only type 2.

 

[douglas99]

You said in another post you eat porridge for breakfast, and have been having sandwiches at lunch.
With readings as high as yours' and the need to pass urine frequently, you need to lay off the carbs as a long term solution.
Certainly stop the porridge, and find an alternative to bread.

 

[paul-1976]

I agree 100%,High BG's in the presence of ketones is not a safe place to be at all !

BTW,Apologies if you've said before already but how old are you Bigdaddy ? being overweight with Type 1.5 isn't that common but CAN happen.

I am 20 and don't have type 1.5 only type 2.

Yeah,they told me that originally and I wasn't skinny when first mis-diagnosed aged 35 as type 2...You're very young and the doctors don't always get it right but Porridge and sandwiches aren't really good with levels as bad as yours and mine were pretty abismal in the early days.

Paul

 

[phoenix]

If anyones sugar level is in the 20s for a period of time, get to a and e. They would be able to check your sugars and ketone levels which if present with those sugar levels its very dangerous

I agree, If your glucose levels are at 24 then you really need to see a professional, at the very least you need to have ketones checked. At this level, I'm not convinced that what you have eaten is relevant, it's more to do with a relative lack of insulin. It maybe that you have an infection that is causing you to temporality need more insulin than you are producing or a myriad of other possibilities. Whatever the cause, it needs investigation.
Ok, I'm in another country but when I had levels that high on diagnosis my GP talked to the consultant and he asked that I was sent immediately to hospital for further checks.

 

[Thommothebear]

The instruction I have from my doctor for those symptoms and BG levels is to go immediately to A&E