Heidi- night sweats

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Heidi,

Heidi, 1st let me say that I am not diabetic and don't really know anything

about it. The below might be places to start. I hope you get some answers. I

know just from being post-menopausal how awful those sweats are.

Read the quote below. A thought could be that it's not because you are

necessarily hypoglycemic but because, in the middle of the night, it's been a

while since your last meal.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030301/1019.html " Patients with diabetes experiencing

nocturnal hypoglycemia may have night sweats without other hypoglycemic

symptoms.16 This may be caused by missing a meal or performing unusually

excessive exercise. Patients who are receiving large doses of evening insulin

may be especially prone to nocturnal hypoglycemia.17 Risk factors for

hypoglycemia may include tight diabetes control, renal insufficiency,

polypharmacy, higher sulfonylurea or insulin doses, and advanced age.17

Here's another site that might offer something to go on.

http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/article.cfm?aid=398 & sid=6

" During sleep, the body's energy needs fall, and consequently the liver pumps

out less glucose, the body's fuel. In people without diabetes, the pancreas

responds to the liver's lowered glucose production by secreting less insulin,

and in this way, a balance is maintained.

In people with Type 1 diabetes, this balance is harder to maintain since the

pancreas no longer secretes insulin. Instead, a person must inject just enough

insulin--but not too much--before bedtime to maintain a normal nighttime blood

glucose level. "

Hope this helps a little.

Jill