Sleep problems?

[Razo681]

So one of my biggest questions. Do others have sleep problems? I mean like waking up at a certain times and then every so many minutes till you need to get up? I didn't have this problem before and I figure its stress not my T1 problem. Just sometimes it seems to be I can't get to the right place to sleep.

I'm probably not doing the best thing, because I don't test myself when this happens to see where I am. I may be high (thinking maybe the liver has shot something out and I'm not reacting to it). I never feel low, just this craptastic feeling of not being able to get in the right position.. Ok I'm rambling, time to go to bed..


sweet dreams..

[thomasb]

My sleep quality is just now, after 1.5 years coming back to normal. I used to be afraid of low while sleeping, and that did indeed ruin my sleep.

It's a tricky thing sleep, so many things in life can affect it.

[UpNorth]

I sleep like a stone if i'm not high or low, and if i'm having a day off the day after. But if i have an alarm set, i almost always wake up maybe 1h before and don't fall asleep again until minutes before it's time to get up:mad:

If i'm high or low, i tend to wake up... If i'm high i wake up by having my mouth feeling so dry, and i can get cracks in my tongue:eek: If i have nighttime lows, i can have dreams about eating and that usually makes me wake up and test...

[shiftzor]

I would really start testing when you wake up; I find that if my bg is low in bed, I really can’t get to sleep. I have never woken up from a hypo/hyper maybe that’s because I haven’t had a serve one yet. Who knows, different people react differently to hypos/hypers.

[grace girl]

I have trouble sleeping if I'm high or low...but it's different for each. If I'm low I just don't feel right, can't settle down. If I'm high I wake up a lot, toss and turn, and often find myself sweating. I've learnred to drag myself out of bed and test if I can't sleep well, and I'd say 90% of the time, it's BG related.

[solox316]

I sleep terribly... my wife keeps getting on me for a sleep study, but i keep procrastinating. 1-2 nights per week one of use goes to another room, because of my snoring and tossing/turning...

Ironic, I sleep through hypos, thank goodness for CGMS alerts. When levels are usually fine though when I can't sleep.

Anyone use ta CPAP machine for sleep apnia?

[xMenace]

I toss and turn when I' high. When I'm low, I sleep like I'm in a coma:eek:

[bkburns]

Anyone use ta CPAP machine for sleep apnia?

I was diagnosed about 11 years ago with central sleep apnea, and started using a CPAP. Whoa, what a difference. My new wife told me to see the Dr about my snoring or I wasn't going to have a new wife anymore ;)

It changed my life. The first couple of nights using the CPAP mask are awkward, but you get used to it. (Tip: there are a ton of different mask types out there. Don't just accept the one the supply place gives you. Make sure you are fitted and look at your options)

I can't put into words how much more rested I am in the mornings. If I nap someplace without my CPAP (like fall asleep on the couch at night) there is a noticeable difference in my sleep quality, short term memory, energy, etc.

Have your Dr get you to a sleep center for an overnight test if you have the symptoms. Try this quiz and take it with you to your Dr:

Sleep Apnea Questionnaire (http://www.apneanet.org/question.htm)

[solox316]

Thanks for the advice, similar to advice and results others have given... Since I answered yes to a whopping 17/30, maybe I should start listening to those around me and get into the clinic!

[Subby]

I tend to be very sensitive to my BG changes and this has led to much disrupted sleep. For years I had a terrible problem where if my BG was dropping, even gently.. (say 1 or 2 mmol/l per hour, through a "normal" range) it would activate me, waken me, stop me from getting sleepy. Major insomnia going on and my BG tests would keep being the same scenario - one that was basically good but with a downwards action, as if my body was aware that it would likely hit low in say 5 or 6 hours.

High and I'm zonked like a sleeping pill, and with very bad quality sleep, wake groggy, tired.

These things still occur but has been much lessened by the extra stability I have these days. At the time I got checked out for apnoea but I was given the all clear. Definitely explore that option.

[notme]

I sleep terrible! I have found the only way I sleep is with sleep aids. I usually use melatonin with an advil as a chaser or an ambien. I can't take ambien every night as it makes me nauseated. My sleep issues are not blood sugar related. Just....me. Sorry you are having this problem. It is really frustrating.