There are some experts who would tell you that type 2 diabetes can be diluted away if you just drink enough water. There is a very limited extent to which this is true, and it is certainly not as simple as drinking a lot of water.
Diabetes, Type 1, Type 2, or even Gestational, is a disease defined by having too much sugar in the bloodstream. More specifically, the blood is too concentrated in sugar; the blood sugar levels measured in milligrams per deciliter or millimoles are too high. It would seem to make sense that diluting the bloodstream would lower these concentrations of bloodstream sugar and make Type 2 diabetes go away, but there's just one catch.
Check out these related articles, too:
How Lemon and Lemon Water Can Help Reverse Diabetes
Urinary Tract Infection Home Cure
Control Your Diabetes Better With These Helpful Tips
Gastroparesis - A Challenge to Control
Blood Sugar Control and Diet - A Plan to Reverse Diabetes
Diabetes Natural Home Remedies – Worth a Try?
Can Magnesium Prevent Diabetes?
Zinc Shown to Promote Insulin Production In Diabetics
The kidneys make sure that other components of the blood, notably sodium and the pH, are regulated within a very narrow range. The kidneys will work harder to eliminate fluid when blood sugar levels are high, but they won't eliminate sugar at the expense of getting rid of too much sodium or a drastically changing pH.
It is definitely true that diabetics who eat more salty foods and drink more water will have slightly lower blood sugar levels, usually on the order of 10 mg/dL or 0.56 mmol/L. To do this, the kidneys retain fluid, which raises blood pressure and weight. It would just be easier not to eat that little bit of carbohydrate that accounts for that 10 mg/dL (0.56 mmol/L)?
When blood sugar levels get extremely high, 550 mg/dL or 30 mmol/L or so, dehydration becomes a serious issue. However, when this happens, water gets 'stuck' in places that the kidneys don't regulate, and it's never enough just to drink water. Drinking water won't by itself resolve the potentially deadly condition known as a hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state. Drinking more water helps your kidneys rapidly flush waste materials out of your system, which is a natural and healthy benefit to people with diabetes
Drink water for your general health, but is not effective to drink water to regulate your blood sugar levels. And if you do become dehydrated, seek medical attention early. If you find:
- your skin seems loose
- your urine is dark
and especially if you have been in heat or had a recent infection, seek medical care for dehydration. Just about everything we eat or drink causes the blood sugar to rise, with the one exception: water. In fact, staying well hydrated can actually keep your blood sugar levels down.
WHAT CAN YOU EAT IF YOU HAVE DIABETES
Good Energy Food for Diabetics
10 Simple Food Concepts Every Person Living With Diabetes Should Know
Making Cheesecake For Diabetics
Enjoy the Taste and Benefits of Diabetic Foods
Will The Mulberry Leaf Help Your Diabetes?
5 DIABETIC FRIENDLY SALADS Some Tasty
DIABETIC LEMON COCONUT COOKIES Some Tasty
And now I would like you to claim your Free E-Book when you click on Answers to Your Questions
You will then have access to information diabetics have requested over recent months.
Beverleigh Piepers RN... the Diabetes Detective.
http://coping-with-diabetes.org
Beverleigh Piepers is the author of this article. This article can be used for reprint on your website provided all the links in the article are complete and active. Copyright (c) 2010 - All Rights Reserved Worldwide
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4974471
Protected by Patchstack