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It appears that no matter how much sleep I get, I'm still tired. It has begun to worry me. My thirst has increased, but I think that's largely due to the fact that I'm getting used to 1L+ per day again, and miss it when its gone. The only things that spring to mind are SAD, Diabetes [which I strongly doubt — although I always crave sweets, I'm not strongly overweight (BMI=26ish), and I don't bruise easily, which IIRC, is a symptom], or depression. But I don't feel generally depressed either. I'm sure I'll figure it out, or it'll go away.

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[zsparke.livejournal.com]

If you always crave sweets, then you can try not eating sweets for several weeks (you don't need it anyways!) and instaid substitute fruits. This gives you a much healthier diet while still eating when you want to eat something. Everybody I know who has ever done this (except my father and he was long gone in terms of diabetes) says that once they stop eating the crap, they don't want it anymore! And minimise you intake of high fructose corn syrup because that does almost nothing good for your body but increases the chance of developing diabetes. Also, eat protein! Eat it at least once a day. Yes, pasta is cheap, quick, and easy, but it cannot dominate your diet (unless, you know, you want to help diabetes along). If you are eating much pasta and little else, it can make you tired, a little down and make you crave food, even if you just ate and are otherwise full. Also, switching to a whole grain pasta when possible is good for you and your blood sugar.

Stress is always a factor you cannot overlook. It can cause so many physical symptoms, it's crazy.

The air is drier since it's winter and that contributes greatly to feelings of thirst.

A trip to the Health Center is not a bad idea anyhoo.