Is it true that rarely drinking water causes diabetes? The reason is that some people prefer to drink sweet drinks, such as soda tea. Indeed, it is recommended to consume water itself around eight 230ml glasses a day or two litres.
Quoted from the Indonesian Ministry of Health website, water is the main component of the human body, accounting for 50% of body weight. The benefits of water for the body, namely:
- Healthy body
- Launch CHAPTER
- Prevents weight gain
- Prevent dehydration
- Helps eliminate toxins in the body
- Improve concentration
Without water, humans will experience a variety of health problems such as dehydration. So what about diabetes? Here’s an explanation.
Rarely Drinking Water Does Diabetes?
Quoted by Diabetes.co.uk, lack of water consumption not only causes dehydration but also high blood sugar levels. When blood sugar levels are above normal but not high enough to be called diabetes, doctors call it pre-diabetes.
Those diagnosed with pre-diabetes are at high risk of developing diabetes if their blood sugar levels aren’t maintained. A study from France revealed that adults who consumed only about two glasses a day tended to experience an increase in blood sugar to pre-diabetic levels, compared to people who drank more water.
This is thought to be because the hormone vasopressin is the missing link because it helps regulate water retention. When the body is dehydrated, vasopressin levels rise, causing the kidneys to conserve water. Furthermore, it is suspected that higher levels of vasopressin may also increase blood sugar levels, since there are vasopressin receptors in the liver responsible for the production of glucose in the body.
While this study of more than 3,000 French adults aged 30 to 65 showed a link between water intake and blood sugar, it didn’t fully show a causal relationship.
About 19% said they drank less than half a liter of water a day, while the rest drank a liter or more. After 9 years, 565 study participants had abnormal blood sugar levels and 202 people were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
When the researchers looked at the participants’ water drinking habits, they found that people who drank less than a pint of water a day had a 28 percent risk of high blood sugar.
Even so, as yet there is no statistical data that mentions the link between water intake and the onset of diabetes. However, people who drink less water generally prefer sugar-containing beverages, which can lead to weight gain and poor blood sugar control, which are risk factors for diabetes.
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