Water and Blood Sugar: The Most Overlooked Diabetes Habit in Pakistan

Water is not diabetes medicine, but dehydration can make blood sugar readings worse by concentrating blood and stressing the body.

Pakistan's heat and the habit of replacing water with sweet chai, juice, sharbat, or soft drinks can make hydration harder. Kidney issues can also change fluid needs.

Drink water after waking, before meals, and through the day. Reduce sugary drinks. If you have kidney or heart disease, confirm your personal fluid target with your doctor.

This article is informational and does not replace medical advice.