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Can Mineral Imbalance Cause Dry Mouth With Excess Cough?

My wife has been drinking 80-100 oz of water daily and still seems to have a dry mouth and seems to be thirsty alot. I am a diabetic and have been checking her blood sugars and her fasting blood sugar(8am, 12 hr fasting) before eating was 79, the very highest I've seen her have is 136 1hr after eating. She is a 43 yr old female, 5'2" @ 185 lbs, is in very good physical shape and does 2 1/2 hrs of aerobics daily and is dieting(20 lb loss/4mo).She does have an anxiety diagnosis and is medicated for that. I suspect a mineral imbalance or a salt/electrolite issue. Any advice would be appreciated.
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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You might be correct about an electrolyte imbalance. She needs to be seen and have blood tests run. Just drinking too much water can cause the electrolytes to be off, and you also need to know why she is so thirsty. Other problems besides blood sugar could be causing this and need to be addressed promptly. You don't mention much about the cough but maybe that is connected as well. Could she have pneumonia or something else going on in her lungs? Sometimes an abnormality in the lungs can affect the hormones that control salt and water balance. In any case, get her in to urgent care and have her evaluated. Hope this helps.
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Can Mineral Imbalance Cause Dry Mouth With Excess Cough?

You might be correct about an electrolyte imbalance. She needs to be seen and have blood tests run. Just drinking too much water can cause the electrolytes to be off, and you also need to know why she is so thirsty. Other problems besides blood sugar could be causing this and need to be addressed promptly. You don t mention much about the cough but maybe that is connected as well. Could she have pneumonia or something else going on in her lungs? Sometimes an abnormality in the lungs can affect the hormones that control salt and water balance. In any case, get her in to urgent care and have her evaluated. Hope this helps.