nightime hypos? [Archive] - Diabetes Forums

princesslinda

01-15-2007, 09:14 AM

My a.m. blood sugars have been a little higher lately (only change in diet is eating later). On a previous post, someone suggested that I may be experiencing dawn phenomenon and having lows in the early hrs, causing later morning higher levels. I've not woke up to test (will have to schedule an EARLY wakeup on a weekend) but there are mornings I will awaken and notice I am sweaty, particularly around my neckline/chest. Is this a sign of a low? I don't do this frequently, and not no correlation to time of menstrual cycle that I can see. Anyone else have this happen?

bbrian

01-15-2007, 10:14 AM

I have this happen almost everyday...I did not really correlate it with a low. I assumed it was cause of my heart condition.

princesslinda

01-15-2007, 11:26 AM

I don't THINK I have any heart problems, had a physical right after diagnosis, and EKG and chest x-ray was fine. I'm not sure what's going on. Have you checked you BS when this happens to you?

JediSkipdogg

01-15-2007, 11:59 AM

Normally I would say it's from a low. Although I get it quite often from a high as well. However, last night I myself had some sweating and actually somehow tested to be 120. I turned on the fan and went to sleep that way never figuring out why I woke up sweating this time.

Cyborg

01-15-2007, 12:01 PM

Sweating at night can be a sign of high or low bg. I suggest you set an alarm for around 2 or 3 am and check...

rwmetcalf

01-15-2007, 12:08 PM

(B)ut there are mornings I will awaken and notice I am sweaty, particularly around my neckline/chest.

Hi Princess,

Here are some questions for you to consider, I'm not asking you to answer "in front" of everybody :smile: Are you overweight? Do you snore? I am overweight, I do snore (really badly, but I never heard it :laugh:) and I have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. While sleeping I would struggle to get air and would wake up soaking my pillow and the bed under my torso. Since I was diagnosed I got a CPAP machine (Constant Positive Air Pressure) to help me breathe. I now wake up dry. Something to think about and rule out.

Regards,
Roger

princesslinda

01-15-2007, 12:16 PM

Hey RW:
Yep, i'm overweight....but not as much as "before diagnosis." I've lost 38 lbs so far since Sept. Maybe if I had done this before, wouldn't have this problem.

I would think more about apnea if I had the sweating all the time. As I mentioned on previous post, I have been exercising at night (I work a couple of jobs and don't get home til 8:30-9:00) and my fasting levels have been around 116-118 (usually I run in the 90's or low 100's). That's why I was questioning that maybe I was exercising, taking my evening metformin, going to bed, going low in the middle of the night and waking up a little higher. The night I didn't exercise, my fasting was down considerably.

Husband says I don't snore. I have to sleep on my back due to neck problems, so i've always worried about snoring.

Thanks for the input!

rwmetcalf

01-15-2007, 12:23 PM

Hi Princess,

Glad to hear apnea isn't something you might have. While I am thankful for the CPAP, I am going to love losing enough weight to stop using it. I call it my own little torture device. It's not too bad once you get used to it. But it is so sexy! Makes me sound like Darth Vader when I breathe. Ever try to talk with air blowing up your nose and out your mouth? I also have to sleep on my back and that is my least favorite position to sleep.

Roger

bbrian

01-16-2007, 05:48 AM

I too have sleep apnea. I do have a CPAP machine but I can not find a mask that I can tolerate all night. I always wake up and the mask and tubing is on the floor. Maybe this is why I always wake up sweaty.:dontknow:

rwmetcalf

01-16-2007, 07:37 PM

Connie in KC

01-16-2007, 08:24 PM

Ladies who are in their 40's and 50's sometimes get night sweats. It hasn't happened to me, but several friends who went through the change used to gripe like crazy about night sweats.

lewsterr

01-16-2007, 08:52 PM

I too have sleep apnea. I do have a CPAP machine but I can not find a mask that I can tolerate all night.
Bbrian, I agree with Roger. I also use a CPAP and wear the ResMed. It is much more comfortable than a mask and seldom if ever leaks. You may find that it is much easier to tolerate.

tanyatype1

01-16-2007, 09:57 PM

Hi Princess! I sweat like crazy when I'm having a low. It could be the start of menopause too like Connie said, but I would first suspect a low, especially since your fairly new to all of this still, and are probably still tweaking things. Sucks to wake up that way doesn't it?!

bbrian

01-17-2007, 04:12 AM

Hi Bbrian,

I have a ResMed CPAP and "mask." It's not a mask so much as it is a small soft plastic or rubber tube with two nose pillows and the hose comes out either side (you choose). There are two straps, one across the back of the head and one across the top. It stays on very well. At least compared to the "mask" I had 13 years ago that I gave up and then chose surgery. This mask stays on well enough as long as I am on my back. I have to tighten it too much to turn over or on my side, but I seem to tolerate it well. It is pretty lightweight. The Rep who showed me how to work and keep up the CPAP said it was by far the most favored mask he had. I could get a picture of it and post it if you wanted to try and find something like it.

Regards,
Roger

I work for a homecare company so I have the reps give me samples when they come in they are more than happy to so they can get feed back. I have tried the Resmed mask's and I tried the "SWift"...I think that is what you are talking about. I could not stand the pillow on my nose. I am trying a mask from Puritan Bennett right now called the Dream Seal it's not too bad because the only thing on my face is the mask the tubing goes over the head. We'll see how this works.

Thank you for your help, you too lewster.

Brian