Alright those of you who have been following me for any length of time know that I think outside of the box. Any time there is something wrong with my body, I tear apart the disease to the microscopic level and find the cause of the disease, then I eliminate it. Usually I do this by analyzing what environment kills the offending microbe and then try to simulate that environment in my body.

A few weeks ago I was teaching one of my patients the signs of hyperglycemia and I came up with a new idea for Diabetes. What if Diabetes develops because we are not drinking enough water?

Stay with me here for a minute. (I know I am going off of the deep end)

One of the signs of Diabetes is becoming thirsty and urinating more than usual. It seems to me the body is in survival mode at that time. The reason why you are thirsty is because your pancreas can no longer metabolize the sugar in your bloodstream. So what does the body do? It tries to dilute the sugar and flush it out.

I wonder what would happen if someone drank an eight ounce glass of water every time they had a dessert? That would dilute the sugar from the dessert and that way the pancreas would not be stressed out with having to release so much insulin.

Do Americans normally do that? I know I don’t. I drink a glass or two of water during my meal and sip on water all throughout the day but if I eat a bit of sweets at the end of my meal I do not chase it with an 8 oz glass of water. Most people don’t. Desserts are commonly accompanied by coffee, which is horrible for dilution of sugar!

So I ran this theory by a friend of mine, who is a doctor and he said it may help but what would really help is if you had some water with electrolytes. (Those doctors, they are not happy unless they can insert a humongous medical term in the middle of every sentence. lol)

So I was a bit undone but then in the evening I went out with some friends for dinner and a play. On the way home they were talking about the water they drank. They said that Smart Water had electrolytes in it. I was so excited when I heard that and went out to buy some of that water right away.

I doubt that I will ever get Diabetes. Not so much because of this theory but because it doesn’t run in my family but I do think it is wise not to eat too much sugar without a large amount of water to dilute it. Treating your pancreas with tender loving care could never be a bad thing. I would love it if some doctor would do a long term study on this theory. Just saying…