Warning warning, do you run to the restroom often, are you thirsty all the time

Diabetes is a terrible disease and once you are caught with this disease, it will take a long time to heal or may not heal if you are not careful with your diet. So before this disease lick on us we should be on alert of the warning that you have just stated here. Only when I have eaten chinese food which is loaded with MSG that I feel thirsty every now and then. It is better to refrain from taking too much sweet food as it will invite diabetes to invade our bodies.

I found I used to go to the washroom a lot, and was always thirsty. I also found that I could never lose weight, but I went to the doctor and he said I had too high sugar - i guess that means borderline diabetes. I know a lot of nurses say there is no such thing, but to me diabetes is when you need insulin and no matter what you do you cannot get rid of it. I am getting my sugar down, not just because of the pill i have to take, but I also take some herbal medicine as well. And I do not have to go that often and am not that thirsty anymore. But it was not the thirst and running to the bathroom, it was that I just could not lose weight.

Hi Hatley, Well I admit that I run to the restroom often, but in my case it's because I have a plain old bladder condition. While I do drink a lot of water, because I exercise quite strenuously like an athlete, I still void a fair amount. However, I would rather be the way I am then the way a friend of mine is. I have this friend that drinks a ton of water a day, yet only voids twice a day! She's like a camel for heaven's sake! That's just as bad because it promotes water retention. But yes I do know what you're trying to say though about the warning signs for diabetes because my Father has that, which is why people should try to have regular check ups with their Doctors, to rule out any abnormalities. PS Did you ever get around to trying your Vietnamese food? ;)

I'm always thirsty, always have been, got checked repeatedly for diabetes since it runs i the family and I don't have it. My daughter too is always thirsty and pees a lot, so I made them check her as well, she's fine too. Some people are just thirsty. But it is always a GOOD idea to get it checked out to be safe.

Hello my friend How are you? Very good discussion, thank you, I do run to the bathroom alot during the night, I had a check up and thank goodness I was cleared, this is something that I had issues with for a while some nights are worse then others, its been some months next time I go to the doctor I will have them check me again, thanks for this my friend. Great discussion, hope most of our mylotters read this.

Diabetes is positively diagnosed by these triad of symptoms: polydypsia(excess fluid intake), polyphagia(constant need to suffice feeling of hunger), and polyuria(excessive or frequent urination). Although the presence of these are indication of diabetes it is still wise to consult a physician=)

I get checked every year for Diabetes as it is in my Family and because of my Illness they check me I have always woke up at Night at least once to have a Drink and go to the toilet lol but not very often So I am not oncerned but of course if of all a sudden it became a lot more then I would be

it is good to check for diabetes as these are the classical symptoms.my cousin who is in mid thirties had these very symtoms but he didnt think of checking for diabetes until a friend suggested it.

I have been tested steadily for diabetes since I was 22, because I'm thirsty all the time. I'm 55, still thirsty and still not diabetic, but at least I KNOW about it and have been checked on it. fact is, I tend to run borderline low blood sugar

Hello Hatley. Thank you so much for the informative discussion. I am happy to say that I don't have this kind of symptoms of diabetes, which is a chronic disease. I have been wondering whether it can be cured completely if it is discovered at the first stage. My boss was diagnosed with diabetes in 1999. So far as I know, he has been taking medicines for it ever since. I wish there were some effective medicines to help cure it for sufferers. Take care, friend.

This is very true Hatley! Those are sure signs of diabetes and I hope that other people heed your advice and get checked out for it's a very serious disease. My dad was like that when he first found out he had it and he was such a mess! His doctor was surprised that he wasn't in a coma, because his sugar was sky high. My dad is a tough old broad but diabetes will knock even the toughest down. I've been checked and thankfully I don't have it. Dad developed diabetes from having a heart attack.

i am not much familiar withthe symptoms of diabetic. i am not really eating lots of sweets. is the only cause of diabetic. we don't have history of it. so it is good. but on my diet. i do eat lots of carbs like rice, spaghetti, but lately for few weeks now they are all brown rice, and brown pasta, wheat bread and i do eat a lot of boiled potatoes. do these carb cause diabetes. i am not really much informed about this . hopefully i won't get diabetes with my diet. i don't eat candies. i rarely eat candies cause i am trying to save money. what about that vision spot, i have some problem with my vision also. but i don't know if it has some what related to diabetes or just as vision problem.

Excellent discussion Hatley! Thirst and water retention, especially if it's ongoing, can be a signal for diabetes or other serious health problems. If the swelling (or bloating) lasts for more than a few days, you should always discuss it with your doctor. Sometimes dietary changes will take care of the problem, or a review of prescriptions may be in order. Other times it can indicate something more serious, like the diabetes that you mentioned, or issues with your heart, kidneys, liver or thyroid. Sometimes what you don't know CAN hurt you, and this is definitely one of them. Thanks Hatley!

i hope that it is not yet too late.I read that exercise can lower glucose intolerance

I think there are a lot of people out there who don't know the warning signs of diabetes. My friend's boyfriend was having those very symptoms a few years ago. He was constantly thirsty and would sweat like crazy all the time. He finally went to the doctors and was diagnosed wit type 2 diabetes.

you know what is strange, i do have all those symptoms and i've heard these things said before. thats why every time i go to the dr. i ask them to check, but they always say i dont have it. in fact they've said i have something different called hipoglycemia because i get shakey if i dont eat. so i just dont know what to think. all my symptoms are at night also and its really agravating to get up and go and still feel thirsty and dry at night the same time

Hi hately, What you described is a classic case of diabetes mallitus. There are two kind of diabetes... mallitus and incipedus...in later you only have excesive micturation while diabetes mallitus is what commonly called sugar happens because of damage to beta cells of pancreas. There are three classic signs of DM 1) poly phagia : excessive hunger 2) poly dipsia: excessive thirst 3) poly urea : frequesnt urination Also DM you can see excessive loss of weight which can not be explained. So everyone should keep an eye on all these things and if you have even one of these then you should go for blood sugar checkup. This disease is usually life style disease and is a very potent killer . There is no organ in body which this disease doesnt leave if goes on undetected for some time including eye and kidneys.

Yikes. I tend to go to the bathroom often, but that's because I drink a lot of water to stay hydrated, so it's not the unexplained sort of thing that would be really worrying. Haven't been drinking as much as I should lately, though...I should do something about that.

I wish you ok. It is a good thing that I haven't had that symptoms. It is good to have an early detection so that prevention would be administered right away.

Yes. It is few of the symptoms of diabetes. Others are easily gets tired, Not well of sleeping because you go to the bathroom everytime you want to pee, low vision in most cases, become thirsty or easily gets starve. Others are worse cases like wounds didn't heal easily. Good for you that you've known it already. Because it is a serious illness. I can advice you things to prevent this illnes. Exercise; Prefer to work than having a rest everytime; Avoid laziness; and most of all Have a balanced and healthy diet. Hope this response help you.