Early rising

[sno0opy]

Random one, just curious.

I have never been a late sleeper, but since I have been on Metformin (or got sugars under control, or lost weight) I have been waking up every morning really early.

So for me early is 4am to 6am every day. I used to wake and be able to get back to sleep. Now I'm awake and I'm wide awake no hope of getting back to sleep.

Not stressed at all, I normally sleep like a baby and have no issues getting to sleep, just waking up.

Again, this may be totaly unrelated and nothing to do with my diagnosis, but the timing is so direct. At the beginning I thought it might be stress, but I really am pretty chilled about everything and I'm 3momths in.

Any pearls of wisdom or thoughts?

 

[Goonergal]

For me it’s the quality rather than length of sleep that seems to be important.

I’ve always been an early riser but since improving my health/reducing BG etc., I’ve slept more deeply and for shorter periods, waking up even earlier than I used to. Not a problem as I’ve gained oodles of energy, I think clearly and am more productive at work than in a long time.

If I’m stressed (and that has definitely been the case recently), then my sleep is lighter and more disturbed and while I may spend longer in bed and ‘asleep’ I definitely don’t feel so refreshed or energetic.

Guess this a long winded way of saying if you feel good and have the energy you need, I wouldn’t be too concerned.

 

[urbanracer]

Random one, just curious.

I have never been a late sleeper, but since I have been on Metformin (or got sugars under control, or lost weight) I have been waking up every morning really early.

So for me early is 4am to 6am every day. I used to wake and be able to get back to sleep. Now I'm awake and I'm wide awake no hope of getting back to sleep.

Not stressed at all, I normally sleep like a baby and have no issues getting to sleep, just waking up.

Again, this may be totaly unrelated and nothing to do with my diagnosis, but the timing is so direct. At the beginning I thought it might be stress, but I really am pretty chilled about everything and I'm 3momths in.

Any pearls of wisdom or thoughts?

I'm no endocrinologist @sno0opy but here's my take on it.

High glucose levels are indicative of your body not being able to use glucose. If you cannot use the glucose that is swilling around inside you then you cannot supply energy to parts of the body that need it. So you ultimately become tired and lethargic which means you burn even less glucose and end up in a downward spiral.

You have broken the cycle (Well done!!).
If you've lost weight and presumably some fatty tissues then it's likely that your body is now using up the glucose and you have plenty of energy. Might just be an adjustment phase and you will go back to sleeping longer once you're used to it.

Like I said at the start, I'm no endo' and maybe you will get an alternative explanation from somebody else.

 

[Member496333]

I'm the same. Up at 04:30 most mornings. No desire to sleep-in. Once I'm awake I can't wait to get up. Being teetotal now possibly has a lot do do with it, but I also feel it's largely attributable to not being in a wheat-coma 24/7.

 

[KK123]

Random one, just curious.

I have never been a late sleeper, but since I have been on Metformin (or got sugars under control, or lost weight) I have been waking up every morning really early.

So for me early is 4am to 6am every day. I used to wake and be able to get back to sleep. Now I'm awake and I'm wide awake no hope of getting back to sleep.

Not stressed at all, I normally sleep like a baby and have no issues getting to sleep, just waking up.

Again, this may be totaly unrelated and nothing to do with my diagnosis, but the timing is so direct. At the beginning I thought it might be stress, but I really am pretty chilled about everything and I'm 3momths in.

Any pearls of wisdom or thoughts?

What time are you going to bed and falling asleep? If you're getting enough quality sleep then you're doing great. x

 

[sno0opy]

I'm getting 7 or 8 hours sleep. I used to need much more to be properly refreshed.

My wife tells me I'm not snoring any more, so weight loss may have nocked of potential sleep apnea which may have meant I wasn't getting as much good sleep before.

That and being up every few hours to go to the loo, but that was a blessing in the end otherwise I would still be carrying on without knowing I was diabetic!