I can't confirm this by recording my schedule or anything.
But I feel like I occasionally go through periods of a few days where every time I drink any significant amount of water I have to pee really bad immediately afterwards. After lunch today I went to the bathroom 4 times in 45 minutes and I HAD to go every time.
I can't help but think this is affecting my hydration levels as well as my electrolytes.
Anyone else had this happen to them?
Diabetes usually would present itself with this happening all the time along with thirst.
What is more likely the cause is that you have a couple of meals in a row either will less sodium or carbohydrates in them, and that makes you get rid of water.
BUT, to be certain, I recommend you go to the doctor and get tested for diabetes.
In 100% of the instances that a rational human being would think the answer should be. "Go to the Doctor to find out " the correct answer is in fact "Go to the Doctor to find out".
Any family history of diabetes?
Did you start a weight regime program?
Have you recently came back from an injury and started working out?
Did the weather change from hot to cold outside?
Has your diet changed recently?
How often does this episode happen?
Flagpole is probably right. Also you'll sweat more in warmer weather and you need more salt to retain the water you're drinking otherwise it just flushes out.
I like 2 ask questions wrote:
Any family history of diabetes?
Did you start a weight regime program?
Have you recently came back from an injury and started working out?
Did the weather change from hot to cold outside?
Has your diet changed recently?
How often does this episode happen?
Yes, but the overweight kind.
I lifted heavy this week but I lift 2x a week all year.
I feel like I may be close to injured now. Very sore all this week. That's not usually correlating with the peeing though.
Went from hot to cold to hot to cold this week.
Diet is same as ever.
I want to say it happens as often as 2-3 times a month and as rarely as once every 2 months. This is the once for the first time in 2 months kind.
In all seriousness I truly believe it is not diabetes. I go on junk food benders occasionally that I can get away with because of my mileage. If my blood sugar wasn't getting downregulated I would have killed myself a dozen times by now.
It may be low sodium as others have suggested which would also explain the soreness this week, as I do have a mildly underactive thyroid.
HOPEFULLY NOT DIABETUS wrote:
I like 2 ask questions wrote:Any family history of diabetes?
Did you start a weight regime program?
Have you recently came back from an injury and started working out?
Did the weather change from hot to cold outside?
Has your diet changed recently?
How often does this episode happen?
Yes, but the overweight kind.
I lifted heavy this week but I lift 2x a week all year.
I feel like I may be close to injured now. Very sore all this week. That's not usually correlating with the peeing though.
Went from hot to cold to hot to cold this week.
Diet is same as ever.
I want to say it happens as often as 2-3 times a month and as rarely as once every 2 months. This is the once for the first time in 2 months kind.
In all seriousness I truly believe it is not diabetes. I go on junk food benders occasionally that I can get away with because of my mileage. If my blood sugar wasn't getting downregulated I would have killed myself a dozen times by now.
It may be low sodium as others have suggested which would also explain the soreness this week, as I do have a mildly underactive thyroid.
Junk food benders is pretty much 100% carbs, so you do that and then eat clean for a couple days, and you will pass a lot of water retained by the carbs.
If you continue to be concerned about it (and maybe even if you aren't), a trip to the doctor isn't a bad idea.
I'll say it's a prostate problem.
Go get checked. It's never too early to save your life.
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