Longish question, but hopefully someone will have a bit of advice if I give the relevant details;
I'm male aged 59, almost 6' tall and 16 stone but strongly built and not considered 'fat' and I'm in a reasonably physically active job and quite fit other than this bloomin' diabetes.
My levels are fine all day, but during the night I have a raging thirst and can drink 2 pints of water. I usually fall asleep OK, but within a couple of hours I wake, and then I see every hour and it's thirst which is waking me. My readings are 11 to 12 some mornings. The result is that I'm tired during the morning at work, but by lunchtime I pick up again.
I get up around 7am and take a Perindopril and have a cup of tea, occasionally having one slice of toast or a small plate of porridge. I have an Actimel and a banana at 9.30am at work, which is when I take two Metformin. Lunchtime is a slice of wholemeal bread with salad or a slice of something, followed by an apple. Dinner is usually mostly vegetables and is well balanced, with chicken or fish, or a salad, and I prefer boiled potatoes to chips but have oven chips once a week, and just eat the 'good things' as recommended by the Diabetic diet advice. I eat pasta once a week, fish sometimes twice, more chicken than red meat and often can be meat free for a day or two. I rarely eat a sweet.
I have a couple of crackers with a bit of cheese, or a bit of toast for supper around 8.30 to 9pm and take another two Metformin. My Simvastatin is taken before bed, along with a sleeping tablet when required, which occasionally helps as I get around three hours before I wake, thirsy as usual! I'm taking Omaprazrole for a slight stomach acid issue, and take that last thing at night too.
I don't drink alcohol every day, only have a glass of wine maybe twice a week and an occasional whisky. A couple of beers once a month is my lot.
I don't use sugary drinks, just water, and less than five cups of coffee a week but I have a few cups of tea each day.
Can anyone suggest any modifications to my medication or diet to help the night thirst and high overning issues?
I'm male aged 59, almost 6' tall and 16 stone but strongly built and not considered 'fat' and I'm in a reasonably physically active job and quite fit other than this bloomin' diabetes.
My levels are fine all day, but during the night I have a raging thirst and can drink 2 pints of water. I usually fall asleep OK, but within a couple of hours I wake, and then I see every hour and it's thirst which is waking me. My readings are 11 to 12 some mornings. The result is that I'm tired during the morning at work, but by lunchtime I pick up again.
I get up around 7am and take a Perindopril and have a cup of tea, occasionally having one slice of toast or a small plate of porridge. I have an Actimel and a banana at 9.30am at work, which is when I take two Metformin. Lunchtime is a slice of wholemeal bread with salad or a slice of something, followed by an apple. Dinner is usually mostly vegetables and is well balanced, with chicken or fish, or a salad, and I prefer boiled potatoes to chips but have oven chips once a week, and just eat the 'good things' as recommended by the Diabetic diet advice. I eat pasta once a week, fish sometimes twice, more chicken than red meat and often can be meat free for a day or two. I rarely eat a sweet.
I have a couple of crackers with a bit of cheese, or a bit of toast for supper around 8.30 to 9pm and take another two Metformin. My Simvastatin is taken before bed, along with a sleeping tablet when required, which occasionally helps as I get around three hours before I wake, thirsy as usual! I'm taking Omaprazrole for a slight stomach acid issue, and take that last thing at night too.
I don't drink alcohol every day, only have a glass of wine maybe twice a week and an occasional whisky. A couple of beers once a month is my lot.
I don't use sugary drinks, just water, and less than five cups of coffee a week but I have a few cups of tea each day.
Can anyone suggest any modifications to my medication or diet to help the night thirst and high overning issues?