Water and Diabetes: Prevention and Cure

Authors

  • Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital & BRIDE, Karnal, India
  • Navneet Agrawal Department of Diabetology, Diabetes Obesity and Thyroid Centre, Gwalior, India
  • Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11-23

Abstract

Water is ubiquitous in nature, and that is why, perhaps, it is not viewed as a nutrient. In the context of diabetes, water intake may have implications in increasing insulin resistance, development of complications, relation to anti-diabetic agents and also in prevention of diabetes.

In this brief article, we list various aspects of water nutrition, i.e., hydration that support its status as a mega- nutrient, as a preventative therapy against diabetes, and as a treatment modality for diabetes and its complications.

Keywords: Diabetes, diet, H2O, heart failure, hyperglycemia, hyperosmolar coma, ketoacidosis, medical nutrition therapy, nephropathy, renal failure

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Published

2023-02-01

How to Cite

Kalra, S., Agrawal , N., & Kapoor, N. (2023). Water and Diabetes: Prevention and Cure. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(2), 426–427. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11-23

Issue

Vol. 73 No. 2 (2023): February

Section

PRIMARY CARE DIABETES

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