Thirsty!

[Finelly]

Hi all -

Last time around, i was hardly ever thirsty and it was all I could do to drink a minimal amount of water. I still lost a ton of weight.

Yesterday and today (days 3 and 4) I have been extremely thirsty and between refilling my water bottle and peeing, there's not much time for anything else!

Is this common? Is it a sign of ketosis?

[jadzia007]

Hey...I've had my days when I literally drank 6-7 quarts of water. Just couldn't get enough. I couldn't trace it to anything either. Not sure if it's a sign of ketosis or not, but if it lasts more than a few days, you might want to make a doc appt. Good luck

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[Laurenfra]

Ketosis makes me thirsty. Drink up

[Shay]

May not be anything but your body needing water, but extreme thirst and excessive peeing are also symptoms of diabetes so if it seems to last awhile and is out of the norm then I would agree that a dr. apt could be a good thing. I do find the more water I drink the more I want of it, so maybe that is a factor.

[Finelly]

Oh, the reason excessive thirst is a sign of diabetes is that it is a sign a person is in ketosis. I forgot about that! So it's a good thing.

[not2late]

Ketosis is a strong diuretic. So your thirst could be due to your bod losing water.

Make sure you drink your water daily. And make sure too that you are taking your vitamins.

[Starmaker]

hmm, I wonder if ketosis is making my blood sugar go wonky? I just heard back from my doc that my blood sugar was a little high. Wants me in for more tests. Experts?

[not2late]

hmm, I wonder if ketosis is making my blood sugar go wonky? I just heard back from my doc that my blood sugar was a little high. Wants me in for more tests. Experts?

Ketogenic diets used to be the therapy of choice in controlling diabetes. So, it's unusual that your blood sugars were high, especially if the test was done fasting.

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