Guys, do any of you become afraid about your sugars when you are asleep? Ive been diabetic 7 years and in all that time ive had may 2 night hypos yet i set alarms to wake me every few hours as im so afraid of not waking up. I realise that this is extreme and wondered does anyone feel the same or have tips?
Lol I def do too trust me! Lol I dont know why ive become like this, mayb just habit now!Nope. I have a philosophical view of life (and death), when your number's up, it's up. Besides, I need my beauty sleep darling.
Lol I def do too trust me! Lol I dont know why ive become like this, mayb just habit now!
I started waking up at 4am when I was having lots of trouble with lantus and never stopped doing it. Now I just zap the libre and go back to sleep, about one night in five I need to do something. It's OK if you don't have an early start, if I have an early start it is often 5.30 or 6.00 and you don't really get back to sleep and that is not great. If I am not totally happy when I go to sleep I might make it earlier.Guys, do any of you become afraid about your sugars when you are asleep? Ive been diabetic 7 years and in all that time ive had may 2 night hypos yet i set alarms to wake me every few hours as im so afraid of not waking up. I realise that this is extreme and wondered does anyone feel the same or have tips?
Guys, do any of you become afraid about your sugars when you are asleep? Ive been diabetic 7 years and in all that time ive had may 2 night hypos yet i set alarms to wake me every few hours as im so afraid of not waking up. I realise that this is extreme and wondered does anyone feel the same or have tips?
Hi mountaintom. No I dont like to do that as my sugars would go into double digits and not comfortable with long term issues that would arise from that. Im generally sitting in the high 6s or 7s for bed but just afraid they'll drop! Its just paranoia on my partWouldn’t it be better to eat a biscuit before bed time and give yourself a little bit more leeway?
Hi mountaintom. No I dont like to do that as my sugars would go into double digits and not comfortable with long term issues that would arise from that. Im generally sitting in the high 6s or 7s for bed but just afraid they'll drop! Its just paranoia on my part
Try a protein snack, like a piece of meat or cheese. That’ll give a very slow release through the night. I’d second the CGM, once you know what’s actually happening through the night, you can confidently either sleep through it, or make changes so that you can. Knowledge is power, here. I wake up once or twice in the night (never set alarms though), so I always scan if I do, and make corrections to nudge it into line if necessary.Hi mountaintom. No I dont like to do that as my sugars would go into double digits and not comfortable with long term issues that would arise from that. Im generally sitting in the high 6s or 7s for bed but just afraid they'll drop! Its just paranoia on my part
Hi mountaintom. Roughly get between 4-6hrs which isnt too bad!How many hours do you sleep?
Thanks Mel dCP. Must look into investing in a CGM. Would be a great help!Try a protein snack, like a piece of meat or cheese. That’ll give a very slow release through the night. I’d second the CGM, once you know what’s actually happening through the night, you can confidently either sleep through it, or make changes so that you can. Knowledge is power, here. I wake up once or twice in the night (never set alarms though), so I always scan if I do, and make corrections to nudge it into line if necessary.
What insulins are you taking?Thanks Mel dCP. Must look into investing in a CGM. Would be a great help!
Im on novorapid and toujeo. Toujeo has a 36hr profile so i think im just afraid any form of exercise or anything and im going to go low. I know its really silly! I just cant get out of the mindset!What insulins are you taking?
Im on novorapid and toujeo. Toujeo has a 36hr profile so i think im just afraid any form of exercise or anything and im going to go low. I know its really silly! I just cant get out of the mindset!
Inflexible is exactly the word! I was hoping to change to levemir at my next review. Need something that reacts better than toujeo does!No that isn't silly. I don't like the idea of Toujeo it just seems far too inflexible. It's a close friend of |Lantus, apparently.
I was reading about this yesterday, I can't find the link though, but night time hypos are more likely with Lantus, than with Levemir, which is why I've decided to go for the flexible option.
I don't know anything about Tresiba, what are people's experience of that?
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