Do you drink the recommended 8 glasses of water a day?

If you are always thirsty you might want your doctor to perform a diabetes test on you. That is how my father found out he had diabetes. And my husband who has it and would not pay attention to his doctors advice is now on insulin. My husband says people eat to live He says he lives to eat. Sounds funny but the food will eventually kill him along with the diabetes. He drinks a gallon of tea a day and about 4 to 6 diet cokes a day. I know because I am the one that makes his iced tea and I have a busy two days keeping up with his drinking habits because he drinks so much I make a gallon of tea and it takes me almost a week to drink through it. However I drink other things too. I limit myself to 1 cola a week now after all the calories they contain. I do drink about two cherry 7-UP's a week they contain no caffiene and have antioxidents in the drink. other than that flavoring in my water so I can stand to drink it. And I also drink Plumsmart Juice for digestive regulation. I cant advise you on what to do, but a simple test will relieve you to start on a different lifestyle and you can control the diabetes with diet and exercise. I have been with my husband for 11 years. Just last fall he finally started exercising. His point was he did not want people to see him exercise. So we have all kinds of reasons for why we can or can't find out something. good luck and sincerely hope you don't have the illness. Also check into the history of your parents health. Like I said my father had it. My husband and his older brother have it. His mother is borderline. So there is heredity to consider with diabetes also.

I agree with you marie, that was I felt when my blood glucose level is uncontrolled, the feeling that you always thirsty, very weak, shaky and lightheaded are symptoms of having diabetes, so try to consult your doctor or diabetologist while its early because diabetes has many complications if untreated.

I guess your right, guys. I should see a doctor and have my self checked. I hope there's nothing wrong.

Drink plenty of water. It's funny because during the summer, and when it was hot, I was drinking so much that people were blaming me for droughts and days where water restrictions are enforced. One of these days, I am going to get fined for it. But now, I have gotten used to drinking water by the gallon. It doesn't seem like a lot to me anymore. A glass or a water bottle no longer cut it. Now, I have a habit of putting one next to my bed for when I go to bed, but when I wake up that jug is empty. Fish don't need water like I do. This gallon jug is my glass. Recycling places must love me with jugs stashed everywhere.

You really do drink a lot of water. That is good. Especially when your out in the heat it's good to keep hydrated. Yeah and you deffinitely don't want to have a heatstroke. So it's good that you are able to drink plenty of water.

wow... 2 and 3 gallons a day in summer. It sounds crazy to me. I can drink no more than 1 gallons in the hottest days. Maybe you are really a big guy full of muscle, which makes you need so much water a day. Since water is good for health, I would like to increase the amount of water I drink everyday.

dont feel bad most people dont drink that much water a day :P

Yeah don't feel bad. It's a hard thing to do. Usually i start to feel really ful before i even get close to drink eight glasses. It's good though for us to try and be consistent with drinking water.

You will be forced to drink empty the jar once you see that it is still half in the middle of the night that you are about to sleep.

I agree that carrying water around with us while we are out and at home is helpful. When we don't see it then it's out of sight out of mind. And when that happens we aren't able to drink much water. I also think that taking sips help especially when I don't necessarily feel like drinking water.

Yes i would say you should drop a lot of those glases. Perhaps you can ask a doctor if your lacking some defficiency that makes you so thirsty. 20-25 is too much.

wow your a brave soul anything with lemon makes me scrunch up my face.

I think most people would agree that drinking 8 glasses isn't that easy. We literally have to be drinking throughout the day. A little every hour if we are not big drinkers. Filling up a bottle and keeping it cold helps. I also agree with you that a lemon helps.

That is a good point that you bring out. It's good for us to consume 8 glasses of PLAIN water. Nothing added to it, or as some people say that they get plenty of water as their coffee :). Also about you bringing out how our body consists of mainly water. So we need to keep ourselves hydrated.

I agree it is a good idea to keep water with us when we are out and about. It really does make a big difference. I drink more water when I have it with me throughout the day. It's hard when I don't have any with me.

I'm glad that you are able to drink 8 glasses a day. Especially when the weather is really hot. I agree that water does a lot for our systems. To keep us healthy, it really is an easy way to take care of ourselves.

I'm glad that you are able to drink eight glasses a day. Being able to drink that much regularly would require us to drink throughout the day regularly. It does make us use the bathroom often. Thanks for sharin the tip about drinking 6 glasses in winter time.

I agree with you that water does a lot for our bodies. And too fruits and vegetables do have a lot of water in them. It is a great thing for us to be able to drink fluids regularly and benefit from them.

Thanks for sharing this. I guess I never really thought about food having a lot of water. That it would supplement in a way. That makes me feel better. I will keep working then on drinking 5-6 a day.

I agree that drinking in moderation is good. We don't want to overdo especially if we have a hard time. Pacing our selves is the way to do it. We want to drink throughout the day.

Water is really good for our bodies. It helps us physically in many ways. It's amazing how much better we can feel if we drink water regularly. I'm glad that you are able to drink your needed amount of water regularly as well.

That is good that you are able to keep that much fluids. Drinking water is healthy and teas are also good for us. So you are doing a great job. I've got to work on not drinking soda that often.

I agree that drinking plenty of water rids are body of toxins. I love to learn about what to eat and drink that keeps us healthy. Water is really a cheap way to keep healthy. Water does a lot for us without having to spend a lot of money. Unlike all the other things we have to pay a lot for to keep healthy.

Yeah drinking a lot of water does make us have to go more often. And that isn't that good when we have to work a lot. I think that if a person drinks 5 glasses of water a day they are doing good.

I think for me personally drinking the recommended 8 glasses a day is difficult. I do try though to drink water often. That way i'm hydrated and keep myself healthy. I'm not able to drink the eight glasses that is just too much for me.

That is good. That is what other people have recommended to me. To just always keep a water bottle near by and take drinks throughout the hour. I agree that helps a lot. I have to do it often enough that it becomes second nature to me.

Drinking water is good for us. I too like to drink coffee. I think it would be great if regular water tasted like coffee. Although then still it wold be hard to drink the recommended eight glasses a day.