EXCESSIVE THIRST - WARNING SIGN OF DIABETES

Visualize a desert. It is hot. The sun is producing massive heat. You are not sure about the presence of an oasis. You are wheezing. You feel that your tongue is too big for your mouth. It feels that you have not tasted water since months. You are craving for a single sip of water.

Do you have the same feeling often? Does the inner side of your mouth resemble a desert? Do you have an unquenchable need to drink everything and anything in sight?

If yes! Then this excessive thirst is the warning sign of diabetes. But before jumping on the conclusion and misdiagnosing .You have to see which of the following explains your excessive thirst.

Hormone Imbalances 

This includes high hormonal levels which generally includes thyroid hormones.

Certain Drugs or medications 

These includes caffeine, alcohol or antihistamines

Psychogenic Polydipsia 

It is a psychiatric condition that makes the person feeling thirsty for no reason

Strenuous Exercise 

Exercise increase the water requirement of body

Diabetes

It is a severe illness that causes excessive urination which results in dehydration.

If you have looked at the above checklist and your excessive thirst is characterizing diabetes. Then check for other warning signs of diabetes and schedule a doctor’s appointment. Make sure to tell the doctor;

• When the problem starts? 
• What are the types of liquid you drink? 
• Do you have any other medical condition? 
• What medications or drugs you are taking? 
• How much liquid you intake daily? 
• How often do you exercise? 
• Do you have a dry mouth or feel dehydrated? 
• You feel thirsty at specific times or it is constant? 
• Are you feeling some other questionable symptoms? 

If your diagnosis is official and you are designated type 2 diabetic by your doctor then a new issue arises of “What to do now?” Make one thing clear in your mind that diabetes is not the end of life. It is a new hope towards better life whose control is in your hands.