Diabetes mellitus causes an increase in the glucose content in the blood, Increased glucose in the blood causes increased thirst. The excess glucose is excreted by the kidneys. Excretion of glucose occurs along with increased formation of urine which removes water from the blood.
This also contributes to increased thirst in diabetes mellitus. However, increased thirst is not a feature only of diabetes mellitus. There are several other conditions that can cause you to drink a lot of water. You should get your plasma glucose checked after a consultation with your doctor.
That will tell you whether you have diabetes mellitus or not.
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