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type 2 how much water is it recomended to help with bs idrink alot of tea and coffee but not alot of water i also drink diet coke and milk
 
riodad said:
type 2 how much water is it recomended to help with bs idrink alot of tea and coffee but not alot of water i also drink diet coke and milk
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Milk is quite high in carbs if you drink a lot, I changed to soya milk as I drink a lot of tea each day. I am sure I read somewhere here that it's good to drink around 2L of water in a 24 hour period. I am almost sure it is Val who measures 2L and drinks it through out the day.
 
I drink strong tea and coffee so don't worry about the carbs in the milk as its only a dash. I drink diet caffeine free coke as like you don't like drinking plain water. I aim to drink around 2 to 3 pints of liquid a day. I miss drinking ice cold milk though...
 
It's a good thing to drink plenty of water. It can actually help to take your sugar down, and it helps also to keep your kidneys and liver healthy.

Helena
 
Hello All,

I was told by Doc and nurse, that we need to drink lots and lots of water, not just cos we diabetic, but generally we dont drink enough water.

Its good to flush the systems ect..

So I do the following:

Half pint of hot water 1st thing in a morning
A few cups of tea.
Half pint of cold water with dinner.
Half a pint of cold or hot (depends on where I am) at around 3pm.
A few cups of tea.
Half a pint of cold water before bed..

So I get around 2 liters of pure water and around 1.5 approx of tea ect.

Cheers
Simply_h
 
Water will only help bring your blood glucose down if you have reached the renal threshold which for most people is around 13 mmol/l.. this is the point at which the kidney's start to process glucose out of the blood... this is not an ideal situation to be in! Very simply... If you imagine your kidneys are a very fine sieve... then the glucose molecules are actually larger than the 'holes' in the sieve.. this means that as they are forced through they actually do damage to your kidneys (hence why uncontrolled diabetes causes renal failure).

Being well hydrated is important but using water as a method to control blood glucose is not recommended! you are far better to make sure your blood glucose doesn't get that high to start with.
 
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