Insatiable thirst, more than just summer heat UPDATE 10/2

My first thought: test your blood sugar to rule out type 1 diabetes

ETA: a better thought is to go to your doctor

Have you noticed any weight loss?

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Can T1D appear that quickly?

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Yes. It’s an autoimmune disease that shows up relatively suddenly.

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Yes actually, but I attributed it to increasing my mileage. I bumped it up to 40+ miles per week, pushing a stroller, and didn't change my eating habits to keep up

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Could be, but worth getting checked out for peace of mind.

To be clear, I’m not a health professional or doctor. I’m a parent to a T1D, so it’s the first thing that comes to my mind when I see those symptoms. It is likely something else and T1D thoughts are just due to my bias.

There are probably 100s of things it could be. On the small chance it is T1D, I recommend not delaying seeing your doctor to rule it out. You risk DKA which is a serious and dangerous result of untreated T1D.

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Got it. I guess I'm making an appointment with my doctor soon. I'm going to be mad as hell if I get diagnosed with diabetes in my 30s

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Good call. I'm in my 30s and I'd be hauling arse to the doctor for something like this. I know too many folks who ended up with complications or an illness being way worse than it should because they refused to go get checked out.

This happened to my sister about 30 years ago. If your appt isn’t in the next day or 2, find a friend or relative with diabetes and have them come over and test your blood.

My cousin came over and tested my sister and she went straight to the hospital and stayed for a few days.

I managed to get an appointment this week. Out of curiosity, what'd your sister end up having? Type 1 diabetes?

Oddly enough, my wife made me drink an electrolyte mix last night thinking it could still be some kind of dehydration/electrolyte imbalance and this morning I've had less than a liter of water, urge to pee is back to normal. I'm still going to get everything checked out

I know you’ve been running a lot lately. Everyone is different, but I have a post run drink consisting of BCAA/EAA, creatine, collagen, and electrolytes after every run regardless of distance. Especially right now during the summer. You may just be dehydrated.

Is liquid IV worth a crap? I've taken it and I think it helps but I'm not sure if it's not part mental.

Yep - Type 1

Sounds like it could be hyponatremia. Like other said if your sodium levels are too far off your body won't effectively absorb the water. I do 12 and 24 hour mountain bike races and electrolytes you take in are just as important as the water. A couple of glasses between meals isn't a big deal but constantly chugging 1-2l between meals sweating out a lot and having low sodium meals can quickly lower your electrolyte levels.

When planning a 12-24 race in the summer I shoot for 1000mg of electrolytes per liter of water consumed in my nutrition planning. No need to buy really expensive electrolyte drinks. Electrolytes are cheap. Morton's lite salt is 50% sodium chloride and 50% potassium chloride. Mix and equal part of that with an equal part of table salt for a 3:1 sodium to potassium ratio. By weight that mixture is 40% electrolytes and 60% chloride. So to get 1000mg you need 2500mg of the mixture. Which is a little less than half a teaspoon. On those 12+ hour rides I find the acidic sweet taste and artificial sweeteners used in the sports drinks off putting after constant drinking all day to maintain my hydration. 1/2 teaspoon per liter will have a slightly brackish taste. For magnesium a small handful of nuts spread out through the ride is more than enough to supply me with enough magnesium for the day. But in normal 3-4 hour rides I don't worry about Magnesium supplementation. First sign for me of low Magnesium is a twitchy eye which is pretty common.