I have noticed for some time - at least 4 weeks that my 4 yr old is ecessively thirsty. By excessively I mean that for brfeakfast =she will gulp down 2 cups of water, by mid morning ish another 2, lunchtime another 2 etc. In betgween she always accepts if offere4d a drink and by the time she asks ( if not offered in between the breakfast and mid monring say) she actually cries for a drink on first asking - for e.g. she'll suddeenly cry/comp=lain "mummy i'm so thirsty i need a drink now" - and so she does as she'll drink it all. Surely this can't be normal?
I gazve her hot sweet herbal tea just now for the first time before bed as she wanted somthing hot and to my surpirse she drained the cup drinking it in big gulps after sayhing she was v tghirsty.
No other signs of anything at all being wrong although today she vomited and has a slight temperature. I thnk this is totally unrelated however as the excessive thirst started 4 weeks ago.
Does anyone have any ideas as tgo what it may be ? Diabetes?
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Any doctors around? I'm worried my 4 year old may have diabetes.
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lisalisa · 19/08/2008 19:49
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