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Possible night time hypos?

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smithsj

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Hi, looking for any help or advice. I think i am having night time hypos but am not 100% sure. I wake up almost every day with the covers saturated in sweat and always wake very tired, never rested. My BG is fine when i wake but rockets up over the next hour or so, the doctors have said it is dawn phenomenum but i was wondering if a hypo during the night would make my sugars dramatically increase in the morning? It would also explain the excessive sweating and tiredness.
I am 4 years diagnosed and had this problem the whole time. I have tried checking my BG during the night (about 2am) and it is usually a bit higher than when i went to bed so i have discounted night time hypos but am now looking at any possibility. 4 years of waking up sweaty and tired is 4 years too many lol
I have completed Dafne and am trying to use the logic from that to work out my correct background but im honestly just getting my self confused :-(
Any advice at all would be appreciated. thank you
 
Hi

The night sweats could be caused by a number of things. You might want to have your testosterone levels checked as low levels could be the problem.

Hope this helps

Doug
 
Don't forget to get your thyroid checked out - this helps control body heat. Many people who have diabetes also have thyroid problems.
 
Just to rule out hypo's you should test your bg for a couple of nights, try setting your meter alarm for 2am & 5am, checking at just 2am is no good if you are going hypo 3 or 4 hours later before you awake.
 
I agree with Noblehead, 1 reading at 2am is not enough. Bit of a pain but I would test every hour. It does sound like a nightime hypo and the increase in levels upon waking is the body's natural defence by releasing glucogen. Could be something else but certainly discount the obvious first.


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