DD frequently saying she is thirsty

[Toomuchtooyoung01]

DD 4yrs has always been a good drinker, in that she has always had plenty of water and I haven’t had to keep prompting her to drink as I know some children need. Recently she seems to be requesting cups of water much more frequently, this evening for example she must have had 4 cups of water. She hasn’t had anything salty to eat, I’m beginning to worry this isn’t right - if you were me would you be requesting blood tests?

I think you should make her an urgent GP appointment.

Definitely it can be a sign of diabetes. Get to your GP.

I don't think 4 cups of water in an evening is excessive. Is she generally healthy?

Definitely urgent GP at least. Has she lost weight? Does her breath smell fruity?

Depends on the size of cups she's having, how many hours that was over, how warm it was, how much physical activity she was doing, if she was eating dry food?

I would take her to see a GP, but I wouldn't panic about it just yet (if she's otherwise fine and healthy).

How much water is she actually drinking? How big is a cup? How full is it? How many hours is 'this evening'? How much water has she had in total today, best estimate?

if you were me would you be requesting blood tests?

No I wouldn’t. I’d be seeing what the GP thought first, and hopefully urine dipstick, maybe fingerprick bloods first rather than leaping to blood tests. Taking blood from a child can be quite traumatic for a child that age.

How big are these cups? Makes a difference- if they’re child sized vs pint water bottles.

Is she peeing more or less than normal?

They are child sized cups. She seems otherwise fine, but as I said I have noticed her requesting water more often and beginning to stress about it!

She is weeing as appropriate, as in has been a normal frequency but obviously more when she has just drank several cups of water.

@Nomoreusernames1244 a GP would check hyperglycaemia by doing a finger prick test first. Uncomfortable but quick and the benefits outweigh the short period of pain.

I'd keep a track of how much water she's actually drinking, in ml not cups so you've got something specific to tell the GP when you go.

a GP would check hyperglycaemia by doing a finger prick test first. Uncomfortable but quick and the benefits outweigh the short period of pain

That’s what I said

I would book her in to see the GP, obviously it's not related to normal thirst or you wouldn't be surprised.

One of the things that made me go for a diabetes test was how much water I was drinking and how 'desperate' I was for the water.

Hope it's not that, but better to know.