Night sweats [updated 5/3/08]

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AnD

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Night sweats

I usually eat cereal and yogurt at night too. I usually eat it at around (10-11pm), and then I don't have a problem. If I eat anything <i>extra </i>past 2 am, I get hypoglycemic and wake up sweaty and feeling low. .

Do check the sugar/carbs in the cereals you are eating- I have discovered that some (a lot!) of the "healthful" cereals actually have more carbs than Lucky Charms or Capt'n Crunch- by about double! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> I'd rather eat Capt'n Crunch , personally, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

If you had your OGTT in July, but are having the night sweats (I hate to say it, but...) maybe you should go ahead and have another one just to be sure. Are you checking your sugars when you wake up like that? Lindsey had said something about bloodsugars naturally rising sometime during the night/early morning, so I don't know if that would work or not if you aren't having symptoms when you wake up, due to that... I think I may be overthinking this, lol.

Hmm, just a thought, but how long have you been back at school? Could it be... stress?

I hope you get some answers soon (and that it is stupidly easy to fix <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ) .
 
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AnD

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Night sweats

I usually eat cereal and yogurt at night too. I usually eat it at around (10-11pm), and then I don't have a problem. If I eat anything <i>extra </i>past 2 am, I get hypoglycemic and wake up sweaty and feeling low. .

Do check the sugar/carbs in the cereals you are eating- I have discovered that some (a lot!) of the "healthful" cereals actually have more carbs than Lucky Charms or Capt'n Crunch- by about double! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> I'd rather eat Capt'n Crunch , personally, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

If you had your OGTT in July, but are having the night sweats (I hate to say it, but...) maybe you should go ahead and have another one just to be sure. Are you checking your sugars when you wake up like that? Lindsey had said something about bloodsugars naturally rising sometime during the night/early morning, so I don't know if that would work or not if you aren't having symptoms when you wake up, due to that... I think I may be overthinking this, lol.

Hmm, just a thought, but how long have you been back at school? Could it be... stress?

I hope you get some answers soon (and that it is stupidly easy to fix <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ) .
 
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AnD

New member
Night sweats

I usually eat cereal and yogurt at night too. I usually eat it at around (10-11pm), and then I don't have a problem. If I eat anything <i>extra </i>past 2 am, I get hypoglycemic and wake up sweaty and feeling low. .

Do check the sugar/carbs in the cereals you are eating- I have discovered that some (a lot!) of the "healthful" cereals actually have more carbs than Lucky Charms or Capt'n Crunch- by about double! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> I'd rather eat Capt'n Crunch , personally, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

If you had your OGTT in July, but are having the night sweats (I hate to say it, but...) maybe you should go ahead and have another one just to be sure. Are you checking your sugars when you wake up like that? Lindsey had said something about bloodsugars naturally rising sometime during the night/early morning, so I don't know if that would work or not if you aren't having symptoms when you wake up, due to that... I think I may be overthinking this, lol.

Hmm, just a thought, but how long have you been back at school? Could it be... stress?

I hope you get some answers soon (and that it is stupidly easy to fix <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ) .
 
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AnD

New member
Night sweats

I usually eat cereal and yogurt at night too. I usually eat it at around (10-11pm), and then I don't have a problem. If I eat anything <i>extra </i>past 2 am, I get hypoglycemic and wake up sweaty and feeling low. .

Do check the sugar/carbs in the cereals you are eating- I have discovered that some (a lot!) of the "healthful" cereals actually have more carbs than Lucky Charms or Capt'n Crunch- by about double! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> I'd rather eat Capt'n Crunch , personally, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

If you had your OGTT in July, but are having the night sweats (I hate to say it, but...) maybe you should go ahead and have another one just to be sure. Are you checking your sugars when you wake up like that? Lindsey had said something about bloodsugars naturally rising sometime during the night/early morning, so I don't know if that would work or not if you aren't having symptoms when you wake up, due to that... I think I may be overthinking this, lol.

Hmm, just a thought, but how long have you been back at school? Could it be... stress?

I hope you get some answers soon (and that it is stupidly easy to fix <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ) .
 
A

AnD

New member
Night sweats

I usually eat cereal and yogurt at night too. I usually eat it at around (10-11pm), and then I don't have a problem. If I eat anything <i>extra </i>past 2 am, I get hypoglycemic and wake up sweaty and feeling low. .
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<br />Do check the sugar/carbs in the cereals you are eating- I have discovered that some (a lot!) of the "healthful" cereals actually have more carbs than Lucky Charms or Capt'n Crunch- by about double! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> I'd rather eat Capt'n Crunch , personally, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .
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<br />If you had your OGTT in July, but are having the night sweats (I hate to say it, but...) maybe you should go ahead and have another one just to be sure. Are you checking your sugars when you wake up like that? Lindsey had said something about bloodsugars naturally rising sometime during the night/early morning, so I don't know if that would work or not if you aren't having symptoms when you wake up, due to that... I think I may be overthinking this, lol.
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<br />Hmm, just a thought, but how long have you been back at school? Could it be... stress?
<br />
<br />I hope you get some answers soon (and that it is stupidly easy to fix <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ) .
<br />
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AnD

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Night sweats

It might be the generic, Amy- you might want to switch back and see, before you go putting yourself through all the clinic stuff. My mom had to switch to a generic version of one of her diabetes pills, and she couldn't take it because it gave her terrible stomach aches, that the name brand did not. She had to cut back her dosage for a while (months) until her body got used to whatever the inactive ingredient was that was bothering her, and now (finally!) she can take the full prescribed dosage (insurance wouldn't cover the name brand anymore).

Let us know how it goes!
 
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AnD

New member
Night sweats

It might be the generic, Amy- you might want to switch back and see, before you go putting yourself through all the clinic stuff. My mom had to switch to a generic version of one of her diabetes pills, and she couldn't take it because it gave her terrible stomach aches, that the name brand did not. She had to cut back her dosage for a while (months) until her body got used to whatever the inactive ingredient was that was bothering her, and now (finally!) she can take the full prescribed dosage (insurance wouldn't cover the name brand anymore).

Let us know how it goes!
 
A

AnD

New member
Night sweats

It might be the generic, Amy- you might want to switch back and see, before you go putting yourself through all the clinic stuff. My mom had to switch to a generic version of one of her diabetes pills, and she couldn't take it because it gave her terrible stomach aches, that the name brand did not. She had to cut back her dosage for a while (months) until her body got used to whatever the inactive ingredient was that was bothering her, and now (finally!) she can take the full prescribed dosage (insurance wouldn't cover the name brand anymore).

Let us know how it goes!
 
A

AnD

New member
Night sweats

It might be the generic, Amy- you might want to switch back and see, before you go putting yourself through all the clinic stuff. My mom had to switch to a generic version of one of her diabetes pills, and she couldn't take it because it gave her terrible stomach aches, that the name brand did not. She had to cut back her dosage for a while (months) until her body got used to whatever the inactive ingredient was that was bothering her, and now (finally!) she can take the full prescribed dosage (insurance wouldn't cover the name brand anymore).

Let us know how it goes!
 
A

AnD

New member
Night sweats

It might be the generic, Amy- you might want to switch back and see, before you go putting yourself through all the clinic stuff. My mom had to switch to a generic version of one of her diabetes pills, and she couldn't take it because it gave her terrible stomach aches, that the name brand did not. She had to cut back her dosage for a while (months) until her body got used to whatever the inactive ingredient was that was bothering her, and now (finally!) she can take the full prescribed dosage (insurance wouldn't cover the name brand anymore).
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<br />Let us know how it goes!
 
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NoExcuses

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Night sweats

OK, so help me understand this carb thing. I know 0 about diabetes.

I thought that high carbs would make my blood sugar go up, not down (thereby no causing hypoglycemia and night sweats). i think my logic is flawed though....

but ya, another OGTT is probably in order. i'll check it out <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NoExcuses

New member
Night sweats

OK, so help me understand this carb thing. I know 0 about diabetes.

I thought that high carbs would make my blood sugar go up, not down (thereby no causing hypoglycemia and night sweats). i think my logic is flawed though....

but ya, another OGTT is probably in order. i'll check it out <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NoExcuses

New member
Night sweats

OK, so help me understand this carb thing. I know 0 about diabetes.

I thought that high carbs would make my blood sugar go up, not down (thereby no causing hypoglycemia and night sweats). i think my logic is flawed though....

but ya, another OGTT is probably in order. i'll check it out <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NoExcuses

New member
Night sweats

OK, so help me understand this carb thing. I know 0 about diabetes.

I thought that high carbs would make my blood sugar go up, not down (thereby no causing hypoglycemia and night sweats). i think my logic is flawed though....

but ya, another OGTT is probably in order. i'll check it out <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NoExcuses

New member
Night sweats

OK, so help me understand this carb thing. I know 0 about diabetes.
<br />
<br />I thought that high carbs would make my blood sugar go up, not down (thereby no causing hypoglycemia and night sweats). i think my logic is flawed though....
<br />
<br />but ya, another OGTT is probably in order. i'll check it out <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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Night sweats

Okay, let's see if I get this right <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ...

Sometimes the problem isn't the <i>amount </i>of insulin being produced, sometime the insulin just gets out of the pancreas too slowly, because just some of the ducts are blocked, but the pancreas is still producing the insulin needed for the carbs.

So, you eat the carbs, your pancreas makes the insulin, your blood sugar rises, <i>but</i>...it is just managing to eek it out a little insulin at a time, instead of having the big "bolus" rush out to meet your carbs.

So...your blood sugar goes high. Then you are moving around, going on about things (excercising for example) and your body burns the carbs. And then, a good bit late, all the insulin finally reaches your bloodstream, but, there aren't as many carbs there as your pancreas produced insulin for, and "crash", there goes your bloodsugar and you have a bout of hypoglycemia.

Story of my (diabetes) life <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . I hope I explained that well.
 
A

AnD

New member
Night sweats

Okay, let's see if I get this right <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ...

Sometimes the problem isn't the <i>amount </i>of insulin being produced, sometime the insulin just gets out of the pancreas too slowly, because just some of the ducts are blocked, but the pancreas is still producing the insulin needed for the carbs.

So, you eat the carbs, your pancreas makes the insulin, your blood sugar rises, <i>but</i>...it is just managing to eek it out a little insulin at a time, instead of having the big "bolus" rush out to meet your carbs.

So...your blood sugar goes high. Then you are moving around, going on about things (excercising for example) and your body burns the carbs. And then, a good bit late, all the insulin finally reaches your bloodstream, but, there aren't as many carbs there as your pancreas produced insulin for, and "crash", there goes your bloodsugar and you have a bout of hypoglycemia.

Story of my (diabetes) life <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . I hope I explained that well.
 
A

AnD

New member
Night sweats

Okay, let's see if I get this right <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ...

Sometimes the problem isn't the <i>amount </i>of insulin being produced, sometime the insulin just gets out of the pancreas too slowly, because just some of the ducts are blocked, but the pancreas is still producing the insulin needed for the carbs.

So, you eat the carbs, your pancreas makes the insulin, your blood sugar rises, <i>but</i>...it is just managing to eek it out a little insulin at a time, instead of having the big "bolus" rush out to meet your carbs.

So...your blood sugar goes high. Then you are moving around, going on about things (excercising for example) and your body burns the carbs. And then, a good bit late, all the insulin finally reaches your bloodstream, but, there aren't as many carbs there as your pancreas produced insulin for, and "crash", there goes your bloodsugar and you have a bout of hypoglycemia.

Story of my (diabetes) life <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . I hope I explained that well.
 
A

AnD

New member
Night sweats

Okay, let's see if I get this right <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ...

Sometimes the problem isn't the <i>amount </i>of insulin being produced, sometime the insulin just gets out of the pancreas too slowly, because just some of the ducts are blocked, but the pancreas is still producing the insulin needed for the carbs.

So, you eat the carbs, your pancreas makes the insulin, your blood sugar rises, <i>but</i>...it is just managing to eek it out a little insulin at a time, instead of having the big "bolus" rush out to meet your carbs.

So...your blood sugar goes high. Then you are moving around, going on about things (excercising for example) and your body burns the carbs. And then, a good bit late, all the insulin finally reaches your bloodstream, but, there aren't as many carbs there as your pancreas produced insulin for, and "crash", there goes your bloodsugar and you have a bout of hypoglycemia.

Story of my (diabetes) life <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . I hope I explained that well.
 
A

AnD

New member
Night sweats

Okay, let's see if I get this right <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ...
<br />
<br />Sometimes the problem isn't the <i>amount </i>of insulin being produced, sometime the insulin just gets out of the pancreas too slowly, because just some of the ducts are blocked, but the pancreas is still producing the insulin needed for the carbs.
<br />
<br />So, you eat the carbs, your pancreas makes the insulin, your blood sugar rises, <i>but</i>...it is just managing to eek it out a little insulin at a time, instead of having the big "bolus" rush out to meet your carbs.
<br />
<br />So...your blood sugar goes high. Then you are moving around, going on about things (excercising for example) and your body burns the carbs. And then, a good bit late, all the insulin finally reaches your bloodstream, but, there aren't as many carbs there as your pancreas produced insulin for, and "crash", there goes your bloodsugar and you have a bout of hypoglycemia.
<br />
<br />Story of my (diabetes) life <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . I hope I explained that well.
 
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