Drinking Little Water Related to High Blood Sugar Levels

Tue, 25 Oct 2011
New research highlights that those who drink fewer than two glasses of water daily may be more susceptible to developing abnormally high blood sugar .

When an individual's blood sugar levels are high, yet not high enough to match the definition of diabetes, doctors usually deem the individual to have "pre-diabetes"; this places them at risk of developing diabetes.

New research shows that adults who drank just half a litre of water, approximately two glasses or less per day are more likely to develop blood sugar levels within the pre-diabetes range as opposed to those who drink more water.

Yet whether just drinking more water can reduce your risk of blood sugar problems is still undecided.

The findings emphasise a link between water intake and blood sugar, however, they do not prove cause and effect.

A hormone known as vasopressin is the possible missing link, so say researchers.

Vasopressin enables the regulation of the body's ability to retain water. When we become dehydrated, vasopressin levels increase, triggering the kidneys to conserve water.

Moreover, research intimates that higher vasopressin levels could also increase blood sugar.

The research findings are based on 3,615 French adults aged between 30 and 65, with normal blood sugar levels at the outset.

Around 19 per cent stated that they drank less than half a litre (17 ounces) of water on a daily basis, whilst the rest drank up to a litre or more.

In the following nine years, 565 participants developed abnormally high blood sugar and 202 got type 2 diabetes.

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