Are you able to test BG during these episodes, @Freema?hey All lovely people, I have a maybe stupid question. the last fortnight I have most of the days been eating under 30 grams of carbs daily, and also taken metformin, my question is about some nighty experience twice during this period, in the middle of the night I almost wake up but am too groggy to wake up totally, my heart is beating like I had an ax-murderer right behind me, and even though I don´t really wake up I can feel this heart terror is bad, and after a longer while my heart starts beating normally again..
Can it be that I did have a hypo there in the middle of the night or can it only be sleep-apnea?
If it is sleep-apnea how come it only shows when I am doing the very low carb eating style?
Are you able to test BG during these episodes, @Freema?
This may sound a flippant reply, but it does happen - were you having a nightmare or an exciting dream?
Are you on any other medication? Low-carb and metformin together are unlikely to cause hypos however Normal T0's have been shown to 'hypo' or run very low at night but not to the extent that their heart is racing though. Hope you get to the bottom of it but if it's causing you much concern visit your GP.
I think this link has an answer to your questionI always take levothyroxine because my metabolism is artificial, my thyroid gland is dead,
It would be the best way to determine if the symptoms are due to BG levels, but as others have mentioned your GP should be consulted for new symptoms.no unfortunately I dont wake up totally, if I do I will measure my blood glucose
@Freema - If you say you can' wake up when you have these experiences, do you think you could actually be dreaming it? I rarely remember any dreams at all, but where I do, they tend to have been disturbing dreams, then I can't get back to sleep.
Otherwise, if you are awake enough to know you are awake, then you should focus on testing, in my view.
The link @HICHAM_T2 posts seems to relate your symptoms to hyperthyroidism, as opposed to hypothyrdoidism, although it could be that you have become over-medicated, over time.
Although it seems most thyroid patients do end up on a stable dose for quite some time, the pharmaceutical support you need can change.
If this is disturbing you, and it seems to be, then please do talk to your Doc, and likely have a panel of bloods done.
I never did - nor my husband. I slept through multiple 'falling off the bottom of the graph' events, and my husband was stopping breathing for 30 seconds every minute or so, huffing and puffing in between times, but never woke up. We have both used CPAP machines for a long time, and my waking up still dreaming was when using one.You really could do with a 24hour ECG recording. Need to rule out things like paroxysmal atrial tachycardia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation/flutter.
Sleep apnoea - you would expect to rouse virtually fully after an apnoea episode, even if only for a few seconds.
Hypo - again, in my experience you awake fully, even if still a little drowsy. I see the two things as different states.
Suggestion - look up 'stages of sleep' and see where you think you fit in during these spells. Interesting...
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