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susanah

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Hi everyone, I can't get my head around this t2, despite having it for at least 5 years. Now i am unable to have a full uninterupted nights sleep, mostly having to go to the loo. I sometimes drop off for a hour or so, then i am wide awake. Or i feel like i haven't slept at all. I am shattered, and now distressed, at my bad sleep pattern. I work full time, but often don't know how to get through the days. I also feel starving one minute, and then other times uninterested in food. I am pleased i have lost weight, and looking good in skirts and not having to live in trousers, with but also bemused by all of this. I am female mid 50s single, and this has lost me a lot of my confidence, as i never know when i am going to be dizzy or slur my speech. Is it possible to have both highs and lows within hours of each other? Thank you Susanah Ashby. :?
 
Our of curiosity, have you ever been tested for sleep aponea? I've been type 2 for quite a few years and, liked yourself, my sleep was terrible. I was waking 4 to 6 times a night, constantly going the toilet. After getting a CPAP mask and finding out I have severe sleep apnea, I now sleep for 6 to 8 hours and only wake once. The getting up to the toilet and being fatigued through the day all came from the sleep apnea and not my managed diabetes.
 
skonk said:
Our of curiosity, have you ever been tested for sleep aponea? I've been type 2 for quite a few years and, liked yourself, my sleep was terrible. I was waking 4 to 6 times a night, constantly going the toilet. After getting a CPAP mask and finding out I have severe sleep apnea, I now sleep for 6 to 8 hours and only wake once. The getting up to the toilet and being fatigued through the day all came from the sleep apnea and not my managed diabetes.
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Thank you for your reply, Yes, i have considered sleep aponea, but Doctors are also checking out coeliac and lactose intolerance, so when those results come back, i can address your suggestion. What a nightmare this is, and all so confusing.
 
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