Posting on here to see if anyone has any similar experience to me, I am becoming miserable at a problem that may or may not be related to my T1D.
I was diagnosed with LADA almost 4 years ago at age 38. For at least a year (maybe more) before diagnosis I recall my once excellent quality sleep really suffered, I would wake up early and often have night sweats and tingling in my feet.
No doctor that I have spoken to since diagnosis has been able to offer much of an explanation on what this sleep issue may be. In truth it has carried on like this for the four year period but has become particularly pronounced in the last few weeks.
I will fall asleep very quickly, have a deep sleep (no dreams) for about 4/5 hours. Then I will be wide awake at about 4AM for a couple of hours and then drift off to sleep again for a couple more hours but the sleep is much poorer quality and I will often have vivid dreams. I sometimes get night sweats too.
I also seem to experience the dawn phenomena in a serious way. I am just starting now on basal insulin (6 units) but this is not having much impact, I think I may need to seriously increase this dose.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I am not sure it may not even be related to diabetes but it is becoming very difficult to cope with.
Thanks
I was diagnosed with LADA almost 4 years ago at age 38. For at least a year (maybe more) before diagnosis I recall my once excellent quality sleep really suffered, I would wake up early and often have night sweats and tingling in my feet.
No doctor that I have spoken to since diagnosis has been able to offer much of an explanation on what this sleep issue may be. In truth it has carried on like this for the four year period but has become particularly pronounced in the last few weeks.
I will fall asleep very quickly, have a deep sleep (no dreams) for about 4/5 hours. Then I will be wide awake at about 4AM for a couple of hours and then drift off to sleep again for a couple more hours but the sleep is much poorer quality and I will often have vivid dreams. I sometimes get night sweats too.
I also seem to experience the dawn phenomena in a serious way. I am just starting now on basal insulin (6 units) but this is not having much impact, I think I may need to seriously increase this dose.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I am not sure it may not even be related to diabetes but it is becoming very difficult to cope with.
Thanks