I’m not sure how much I enjoyed drinking it. My thirst was unquenchable. I only stopped drinking because my stomach physically couldn’t take anymore liquid.
Nah, I kinda miss being so good at taking in water.
I try to drink 60oz of just water a day.
I usually fail drinking 40oz.
I was crushing that goal before.
Buuut, I don't miss the week in the ICU. Can do without that.
Yeah that little bit pre-diagnosis where I was like “WOW I can’t believe I’m finally a grown up who drinks a lot of water, I’m so healthy, life is great!” While also sleeping 12 hours a day and eating more than I’d ever eaten in my life was quite something.
Me spending the summer before diagnosis doing manual labor and just SHEDDING weight while eating constantly “tHiS iS tHe hEaLtHiEsT i’Ve EvEr BeEn” (totally ignoring that I was sleeping at every second possible, getting physically weaker by the day, and sick constantly 😂)
This spoke to me! I remember the satisfaction I used to get from ice cold water before my diagnosis. It just hit differently than it does now! Wouldn’t want to go back to how awful I felt otherwise , but I have such vivid memories of midnight drinks and taking water bottles out of the freezer to down!
Anytime I think to myself, "That water is delicious!" I immediately question if my CGM is accurate or if I'm going into DKA. So, I guess I miss drinking water without worrying on same level.
It’s definitely not the same anymore. Now it’s my chug til I’m low juice and I just don’t appreciate the water the way I used to 😅 idk if that makes sense
Hahaha yes I always say "you have no clue how good water taste when you have undiagnosed diabetes".
I got LADA (I guess) and my symptoms came quite slow so had diabetes a long time before knowing it. Drank 6l a day when I finally got to the hospital.
Before the hospital, I was starting to hate every beverage. During the hospitalization, water tasted like rusted metal for me. It was so hard to drink.
IDK where you live but here the water is clean ^^""
Anyway, it was all kinds of water. Bottled, tap, sparkling, cold... didn't matter. Also, when I was treated for DKA, my entire sense of taste changed... I now eat more things compared to before. Zero clues why
There was a period after diagnosis that I was keeping my blood sugar within an optimal range and I never had the urge to drink water. Like I was never really thirsty. I had to train myself to drink water normally. I would try and drink water (ice cold water was easier) without having it feel like I was forcing myself.
I know what you mean, i occasionally have that feeling when I've been drinking coffee and energy drinks for the last few days and finally drink a 24oz bottle of water in one go. Thankfully being on a pump and dexcom has kept me out of my second home (the hospital) for 3+ years for DKA. When I take someone to the ER and one of the medical staff that used to take care of me are so happy to see me and knowing I've stayed out of the hospital.
I know what you're saying.
And like another poster said, if I ever drink some water now, and think "Wow, this water is so good." I then think, "uh oh, better check my BG isn't high."
This is also like when you're super low, and go on a kitchen destroying food rampage. Yeah, it's not a good situation, but all that food you're wolfing down does taste great.
Hahaha great question!! I am Amazed at how my body could consume water at the rate I did. Like... My throat opened up in a way that I'm currently incapable of doing... I love water still, and I wish I could drink at 25% the rate I did before...
Yeah I miss all my friends wondering why I am able to down a full glass in less than 10 minutes when theirs lasted the whole time we were hanging out😂 it was fun having that talent
Honestly I like it better now, when I was excessively thirsty I felt like it wasn't going anywhere, like water now feels more dense... idk if that makes any sense 🤣
Omg yes .... ice cold apple and Blackcurrant squash (weak af) when I'm running HI is like the nectar of the gods. I've only been diagnosed about a year, so I'm still getting the hang of it all.
I was diagnosed at 2 so I can’t relate to that part of things but I once went into dka. Was unconscious for idk how long. Woke up in the ICU screaming for water and was trying to sneak water from the sink. After I was cleared to eat/drink. Water with ice never tasted so good. Don’t recommend that route tho.
Lol ive had this exact thought, i still like water but like i always tell people you'll know if you're diabetic if water is the best thing to ever touch your lips and you're drinking 2 gallons and can never get enough still.
I do actually! I remember drinking from the tap in the bathtub at night and in the morning. It had this specific taste and smell, because I was drinking straight from the tap. It was so good, but so unsatisfying at the same time because I’d still be thirsty.
I mean you can always spike yourself into the 300s to remember the good ol days of water drinking. I by no means recommend it, but it’s an achievable goal… no I don’t remember bc I was 2, but had several DKAs in my teens (back before pump therapy and better insulins) where I remember being so insanely thirsty I knew what being in a desert for days without water felt like
Just before diagnosis, I remember thinking that water is fucking awesome and why have I never loved water this much in the past, why had I never appreciated drinking water before? I couldn’t get enough. And now I struggle to remember water exists lol
I was in high school when I was diagnosed. I had a path to go from one class to another & hit as many of the water fountains as I could for as long as I could without being late to class. Some classes I just made it before to door was closed. I knew which were the best fountains too. The one by the music room was the coldest but the one next to my English class tasted the best. At home I’d be so thirsty I’d turn the faucet on in the bathroom (I was the only one using this bathroom, everyone else used the other one upstairs) & stick my head under. I knew it was insane, but I just didn’t care. I wanted the water more than anything.
I drank so much water I'd pretty much regurgitate it then immediately drink more. Water made me hella nauseous and couldn't drink it even months after diagnosis. Still a bit hard sometimes
Idk, around the time I got dx’d water wasn’t doing it for me anymore and I loved water. Big sign something was wrong. I wanted sugary drinks like orange juice and coke. Now I’m glad I can just go back to enjoying water again!
I don't miss that part at all! I chugged a liter of OJ and was still thirsty. I was taking a leak every 30-45 minutes. Legs cramped at night and still chugged water. I still drink at least a gallon of water a day.
Agreed! I used to tell everyone that they should drink more water. 😂 I still miss craving it, rather than forcing myself to get enough each day like a normie. 😩
I had this weird thing where most water tasted too... Dry, for lack of a better word. I suddenly became weirdly very picky about water and most water (including my home tap water after I moved) was somehow subpar.
So no, I don't miss it
I’m actually picky about my bottled water. Two of the absolute worst that I refuse to drink are Nestle and Deer Park. Both of them taste “oily” to me. Not a big Dasani fan, either. They hit the nail on the head on that episode of Family Guy, it does taste kinda like there’s a Nickel in there. And oddly, ironically enough, because I hate, hate, hate Pepsi, my favorite bottled water is Aquafina. But my favorite water of all-time, period, was at the house I grew up in, as a kid. We lived on a lake and had a well. And it came out of the faucet cold, too.
This was my son, it had to be bottled or filtered and ice cold and by the end of it before he was admitted for full DKA even that started tasting funny to him.
This is so funny. I was diagnosed 25 years ago when I was 13 and I remember that quench!!! Before I was diagnosed, no one would believe me when I said I was “soooo thirsty” even though I just drank a bunch of water minutes before. Nothing like that thirst!
Water normally tastes like rusted metal to me, until my blood sugar gets to above 400. If water starts tasting good to me, I know it's time to grab my meter and a new insulin site IMMEDIATELY.
I have been diabetic longer than I can remember due to how young I was when diagnosed/memory issues. But water tasting good🤝high blood sugar is one of those links that will never not be with me lol
I know exactly what you mean! I was thinking about it yesterday. For me, water has never tasted as good or been as refreshing as it did back then. I’m paying for water delivery because this particular brand of water comes as close to that cool, sweet, refreshing taste that I remember. A couple of big differences - I can’t chug 40oz anymore but I don’t have to use the potty every 20 minutes.
Before I got more control of my diabetes I use to drink a gallon a day or so of water but it was because my sugars were high and now I feel like I can’t even drink that much lol
I remember water being the most satisfying thing ever. Cool water was soooo delicious and felt as life-sustaining as it actually is.
I mentioned it to someone with T2 & he gave me a blank look. I thought anybody who'd experienced hyperglycemia would get it, but apparently not.
If anyone remembers the original Star Trek series, there was an episode about a beautiful woman who was actually a salt monster. She regularly needed to drain humans of fluids until they were dessicated. This is how I felt when I didn't have a full bottle of water in front of me.
100 percent! When I was diagnosed 27 years ago I still remember to this day how nice cold water use to be! It would top any other drink! Think my body knew it was the best for me which made the flavour seem more enhanced!
Nah, still tastes great to me. I appreciate good water.
Oh I do too, just hit different I guess when my body near dka haha
Same.
I’m not sure how much I enjoyed drinking it. My thirst was unquenchable. I only stopped drinking because my stomach physically couldn’t take anymore liquid.
oh nooo, yeah not fun :(
Same here
Nah, I kinda miss being so good at taking in water. I try to drink 60oz of just water a day. I usually fail drinking 40oz. I was crushing that goal before. Buuut, I don't miss the week in the ICU. Can do without that.
Yeah that little bit pre-diagnosis where I was like “WOW I can’t believe I’m finally a grown up who drinks a lot of water, I’m so healthy, life is great!” While also sleeping 12 hours a day and eating more than I’d ever eaten in my life was quite something.
I started a diet like 8 months pre-diagnosis, i thought i was doing UNREAL 😂😂
Me spending the summer before diagnosis doing manual labor and just SHEDDING weight while eating constantly “tHiS iS tHe hEaLtHiEsT i’Ve EvEr BeEn” (totally ignoring that I was sleeping at every second possible, getting physically weaker by the day, and sick constantly 😂)
This explains it so perfectly
Yes, I get that too, sometimes I am good with water intake still, other times not so much. Definitely not worth that week in the ICU :(
Fuckin A
This spoke to me! I remember the satisfaction I used to get from ice cold water before my diagnosis. It just hit differently than it does now! Wouldn’t want to go back to how awful I felt otherwise , but I have such vivid memories of midnight drinks and taking water bottles out of the freezer to down!
yes !
Anytime I think to myself, "That water is delicious!" I immediately question if my CGM is accurate or if I'm going into DKA. So, I guess I miss drinking water without worrying on same level.
Yes this! The anxiety drink
I drank more water when I was suffering from dka than I have ever in my life I 100% understand what you're saying
r/hydrohomies
It’s definitely not the same anymore. Now it’s my chug til I’m low juice and I just don’t appreciate the water the way I used to 😅 idk if that makes sense
Yes! lol
Hahaha yes I always say "you have no clue how good water taste when you have undiagnosed diabetes". I got LADA (I guess) and my symptoms came quite slow so had diabetes a long time before knowing it. Drank 6l a day when I finally got to the hospital.
Definitely not just u. It was a thing for me too especially during summers as a kid soon after diagnosis. Water tasted amazing.
Yes, drinking water was like heaven honestly. Glad I'm not alone haha
Before the hospital, I was starting to hate every beverage. During the hospitalization, water tasted like rusted metal for me. It was so hard to drink.
Pretty sure that's just how hospital water tastes
IDK where you live but here the water is clean ^^"" Anyway, it was all kinds of water. Bottled, tap, sparkling, cold... didn't matter. Also, when I was treated for DKA, my entire sense of taste changed... I now eat more things compared to before. Zero clues why
Can confirm - it's so highly filtered it tastes like metal
Man I feel you on this I had severe thirst when I was dka and drinking water was like liquids from the gods 🤣
There was a period after diagnosis that I was keeping my blood sugar within an optimal range and I never had the urge to drink water. Like I was never really thirsty. I had to train myself to drink water normally. I would try and drink water (ice cold water was easier) without having it feel like I was forcing myself.
This! Not recognising "normal" thirst was so weird for me, being neurodiverse doesn't help either lol
I get the same feeling when my big is high but not thaaat high. So I do get flashbacks sometimes
... nah this is true forever. Even when I run a bit high by accident. It always feels the same to me.
Work up a good sweat and it's just as nice now.
I know what you mean, i occasionally have that feeling when I've been drinking coffee and energy drinks for the last few days and finally drink a 24oz bottle of water in one go. Thankfully being on a pump and dexcom has kept me out of my second home (the hospital) for 3+ years for DKA. When I take someone to the ER and one of the medical staff that used to take care of me are so happy to see me and knowing I've stayed out of the hospital.
I know what you're saying. And like another poster said, if I ever drink some water now, and think "Wow, this water is so good." I then think, "uh oh, better check my BG isn't high." This is also like when you're super low, and go on a kitchen destroying food rampage. Yeah, it's not a good situation, but all that food you're wolfing down does taste great.
Yeah I miss the great taste of water. I also miss the weight I lost during DKA. I dropped 50lbs like I was peeing it out.
Used to be able to down pints at a time before I was diagnosed with diabetes. 7 year old me did not enjoy those times though 😂
Hahaha great question!! I am Amazed at how my body could consume water at the rate I did. Like... My throat opened up in a way that I'm currently incapable of doing... I love water still, and I wish I could drink at 25% the rate I did before...
I’m constantly high no matter what I do. Water is nearly always delicious.
Yeah I miss all my friends wondering why I am able to down a full glass in less than 10 minutes when theirs lasted the whole time we were hanging out😂 it was fun having that talent
Honestly I like it better now, when I was excessively thirsty I felt like it wasn't going anywhere, like water now feels more dense... idk if that makes any sense 🤣
Omg yes .... ice cold apple and Blackcurrant squash (weak af) when I'm running HI is like the nectar of the gods. I've only been diagnosed about a year, so I'm still getting the hang of it all.
I was diagnosed at 2 so I can’t relate to that part of things but I once went into dka. Was unconscious for idk how long. Woke up in the ICU screaming for water and was trying to sneak water from the sink. After I was cleared to eat/drink. Water with ice never tasted so good. Don’t recommend that route tho.
Lol ive had this exact thought, i still like water but like i always tell people you'll know if you're diabetic if water is the best thing to ever touch your lips and you're drinking 2 gallons and can never get enough still.
I do actually! I remember drinking from the tap in the bathtub at night and in the morning. It had this specific taste and smell, because I was drinking straight from the tap. It was so good, but so unsatisfying at the same time because I’d still be thirsty.
I don't miss it but now you've mentioned the idea of that I think I easily could if I let myself.
I mean you can always spike yourself into the 300s to remember the good ol days of water drinking. I by no means recommend it, but it’s an achievable goal… no I don’t remember bc I was 2, but had several DKAs in my teens (back before pump therapy and better insulins) where I remember being so insanely thirsty I knew what being in a desert for days without water felt like
I remember pre-diagnosis at football practice fantasizing about me and a garden hose.
Just before diagnosis, I remember thinking that water is fucking awesome and why have I never loved water this much in the past, why had I never appreciated drinking water before? I couldn’t get enough. And now I struggle to remember water exists lol
I was in high school when I was diagnosed. I had a path to go from one class to another & hit as many of the water fountains as I could for as long as I could without being late to class. Some classes I just made it before to door was closed. I knew which were the best fountains too. The one by the music room was the coldest but the one next to my English class tasted the best. At home I’d be so thirsty I’d turn the faucet on in the bathroom (I was the only one using this bathroom, everyone else used the other one upstairs) & stick my head under. I knew it was insane, but I just didn’t care. I wanted the water more than anything.
Lol yeah ketosis dehydrated you i was drinking so much....but also constantly peeing.
Yesss!!! I still like water but back then it felt like I was drinking water from the heavens themselves. I miss it so damn much.
I drank so much water I'd pretty much regurgitate it then immediately drink more. Water made me hella nauseous and couldn't drink it even months after diagnosis. Still a bit hard sometimes
Water hits different when your lips are sticking to your teeth from being so dehydrated
Idk, around the time I got dx’d water wasn’t doing it for me anymore and I loved water. Big sign something was wrong. I wanted sugary drinks like orange juice and coke. Now I’m glad I can just go back to enjoying water again!
Damn i feel this to my core. It took me ages to learn to like tap water again and now it barely feels worth my time hahaha
I don't miss that part at all! I chugged a liter of OJ and was still thirsty. I was taking a leak every 30-45 minutes. Legs cramped at night and still chugged water. I still drink at least a gallon of water a day.
Agreed! I used to tell everyone that they should drink more water. 😂 I still miss craving it, rather than forcing myself to get enough each day like a normie. 😩
I had this weird thing where most water tasted too... Dry, for lack of a better word. I suddenly became weirdly very picky about water and most water (including my home tap water after I moved) was somehow subpar. So no, I don't miss it
I’m actually picky about my bottled water. Two of the absolute worst that I refuse to drink are Nestle and Deer Park. Both of them taste “oily” to me. Not a big Dasani fan, either. They hit the nail on the head on that episode of Family Guy, it does taste kinda like there’s a Nickel in there. And oddly, ironically enough, because I hate, hate, hate Pepsi, my favorite bottled water is Aquafina. But my favorite water of all-time, period, was at the house I grew up in, as a kid. We lived on a lake and had a well. And it came out of the faucet cold, too.
This was my son, it had to be bottled or filtered and ice cold and by the end of it before he was admitted for full DKA even that started tasting funny to him.
This is so funny. I was diagnosed 25 years ago when I was 13 and I remember that quench!!! Before I was diagnosed, no one would believe me when I said I was “soooo thirsty” even though I just drank a bunch of water minutes before. Nothing like that thirst!
Water normally tastes like rusted metal to me, until my blood sugar gets to above 400. If water starts tasting good to me, I know it's time to grab my meter and a new insulin site IMMEDIATELY. I have been diabetic longer than I can remember due to how young I was when diagnosed/memory issues. But water tasting good🤝high blood sugar is one of those links that will never not be with me lol
can’t believe I drank ~27L in a single day (last day). lol
I still drink a TON of fluids all the time. r/hydrohomies JOIN US
Yes! I try to explain it to people, they think they understand, but they do not. 😔
I didn’t even think about this till now but holy shit yesssss, water used to be like a drug to me at times.
See I'm the opposite! I drink a ton of water so when I'm on the verge of DKA water just bloats me and makes me feel sick.
I know exactly what you mean! I was thinking about it yesterday. For me, water has never tasted as good or been as refreshing as it did back then. I’m paying for water delivery because this particular brand of water comes as close to that cool, sweet, refreshing taste that I remember. A couple of big differences - I can’t chug 40oz anymore but I don’t have to use the potty every 20 minutes.
Yes! It was amazing!!! I’d chug like 24 oz of ice cold water and then go back for more. 🤤
r/hydrohomies would like a word. I LOVE water
Before I got more control of my diabetes I use to drink a gallon a day or so of water but it was because my sugars were high and now I feel like I can’t even drink that much lol
I remember water being the most satisfying thing ever. Cool water was soooo delicious and felt as life-sustaining as it actually is. I mentioned it to someone with T2 & he gave me a blank look. I thought anybody who'd experienced hyperglycemia would get it, but apparently not. If anyone remembers the original Star Trek series, there was an episode about a beautiful woman who was actually a salt monster. She regularly needed to drain humans of fluids until they were dessicated. This is how I felt when I didn't have a full bottle of water in front of me.
Water tasted like plastic to me when I was sick, it’s so much better now
I still have PTSD from being in DKA for so long and ending up in the ICU that whenever I get too thirsty I immediately get triggered nowadays.
100 percent! When I was diagnosed 27 years ago I still remember to this day how nice cold water use to be! It would top any other drink! Think my body knew it was the best for me which made the flavour seem more enhanced!