Thirsty

[Mel908]

I am thirsty often during the day, but it doesn't seem excessive to me until the evenings.  After my evening meal, I do feel that my thirst is excessive.  I do use salt in my food, but I don't think it is excessive.  This excessive thirst in the evenings occurs no matter what I eat, or what activities I engage in.  It has been ongoing every evening all winter.

I am otherwise healthy, but do have some osteoporosis in my hips, some migraine headaches, and after getting through the flu, I have an itchy rash on my back that is puzzling.  I take supplements under my doctor's guidance such as calcium, vitamin D, tyrosine, DHEA, and recently added iron chelate gelcaps for my red blood count was a little low.

I am a post menopausal woman, age 56.  I have not mentioned this to my doctor yet.

[JDRF Volunteer SG]

I recommend that instead of guessing about it ask your doctor to do a hemoglobin a1c test to see how your blood sugar levels are running. This is much more accurate as a test for diabetes than a random or a fasting glucose test.

[dobby210]

my husband got so thirsty during the day we just thought  it was natural, it turned out that he was a diabetic, he was under alot of stress trying to raise a family of five young children working every hour god sent, his headaches were unreal, and then he started to loss his temper alot, he was very snappy please give up the salt,suger, change your diet not easy i know, make small changes, be very careful what fruit you eat,they contain a lot of suger