Do night sweats make you thin?

Night sweats refer to sweating due to yin deficiency. After falling asleep, sweating does not stop, soaking clothes and quilts, and sweating stops when waking up. Night sweats are more common in patients with yin deficiency. Clinically, they are more common in patients with diabetes. The pathogenesis is yin fluid deficiency, excessive drinking and eating, polyuria, and a large number of fine substances cannot be absorbed. They will be excreted with urine, and the body will lose weight over time. The deficiency of yin fluid of ordinary patients will not cause too much emaciation. When the balance of yin and yang is achieved through medicine or self-conditioning, the weight loss of the body will also increase. The patient should see a doctor in time for medication.