Over 60? Thirsty yet? Then you should know the 2-hour rule!

Another cause of dehydration, at least for me, is not wanting to get up to pee every half hour all night long.
probably not good for me, but i try not to drink anything after 6:00 PM.
 
FOMOGO said:
"Dazed and confused", is there any other condition? Mike
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was it for so long its not true?

I would like to support the low carb and intermittent fasting as mentioned by jbaccell above
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I have been type 2 diabetic for 22 years
Twice I have been on the cusp of needing insulin because all the meds eventually lose their efficacy.
The diabetic diet as preached by dieticians actually causes more harm than good.
Every doctor and specialist and dietician has preached that once you are type 2 its an onward non reversable progression.
THIS IS NOT TRUE, it can be reversed and has been by many.
If you can stick to the above lifestyle you can reverse type 2 diabetes
if you cut all sugars (the big killer) and carbs from your diet your blood sugars will plummet.
The first time I tried it I had to stop ALL medications, lost 30Kgs felt fantastic.
I stayed carb free for 2 years and no meds. But one xmas I went beserk and dropped out, went back to all the old habits and within 12 months I was back onto statins, blood pressure and diabetic meds.
The diabetic meds stopped working 3 weeks ago and blood sugars started climbing to insulin need.
Re started zero carbs and intermittent fasting and bang, sugars under control, now I have to stay on it and not drop off again.
As a side note I can now eat all the glorious fat on my grilled meats, and as much salt as I feel like.
It will be difficult for Americans due to the huge amount of sugar and high fructose corn syrup added to almost every food item.
My shock in West Virginia was sweet salami, YUK! when I checked the ingredient list there it was, high fructose corn syrup.
I would suggest any one who is even slightly over weight to get a simple finger prick sugar test as most of us will fall into the pre diabetic stage and its a lot easier to stop it dead from there.
Please please do some research into the Newcastle University ulc diet and the real keto diet as it really is life changing.

Now back to the original program
Yep, drinking enough water at our age is difficult and my wife is always telling me to drink more.
My solution is sugar free tonic water and soda water, I find I can drink more of those than plain water, but again the dieticians will harp on about how acidic they are and how that dissolves tooth enamel but at 72 I dont think I have to worry too much about that.
 
We have programmed alarms every two hours on my father-in-law's phone to remind him to drink water...

I kid you not... then we have to remind him to turn off the alarm on his phone and get the water... He will be walking around the house with the phone alarm blasting not realizing it is his phone making the sound o_O...
 
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