Re: Nighttime hypoglycemia

[Guest guest]

Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions on this. I'll give them a try.

[Guest guest]

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> > Re: waking in the middle of the night could be high cortisol,

> rising in response to low blood

> > sugar.

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> I tested high for nightime cortisol and I cannot sleep past 4 or 5

> am.

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> val

I think it is possible to have both high and low cortisol at night, on

the same night. Sometimes your adrenals work hard for awhile putting

out as much cortisol as they can muster and then they crap out for a

while.

Well, I'm making that up somewhat, but I have tested with cortisol

above the range at 11pm, but when I wake with my heart pounding at 5

am and can't fall back to sleep, taking some HC is the only thing that

puts me back to sleep.

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[Guest guest]

A few things could help:

*A snack around 9 0r 10 pm - keeps the blood sugar stable overnight - if

you make it a complex carb and make sure you have protein for the

evening meal, it gives tryptophan a free pass into the brain to improve

serotonin and melatonin levels - or you could just take some tryptophan.

*Liver support - something like Taurine or Milk Thistle at night -

sometimes it's a liver issue.

*Phosphatydl Serine at night - lowers the too high cortisol and gives a

good night's sleep.

*Minerals - Magnesium puts you to sleep, Potassium keeps you asleep,

Calcium helps early waking.

Gail

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> > > Re: waking in the middle of the night could be high cortisol,

> > rising in response to low blood

> > > sugar.

> >

> > ---------------

> > I tested high for nightime cortisol and I cannot sleep past 4 or 5

> > am.

> >

> > val

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> I think it is possible to have both high and low cortisol at night, on

> the same night. Sometimes your adrenals work hard for awhile putting

> out as much cortisol as they can muster and then they crap out for a

> while.

>

> Well, I'm making that up somewhat, but I have tested with cortisol

> above the range at 11pm, but when I wake with my heart pounding at 5

> am and can't fall back to sleep, taking some HC is the only thing that

> puts me back to sleep.

>

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[Guest guest]

I suffer from the same issue gets up every night after five hours and

then can't go back to sleep; however, I do take good carb + protein at

9:30.How can I add more Potassium so that I stay asleep. Is it ok to

supplement with Potassium????

Thanks in advance!!!

Regards,

Sunny

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> > > > Re: waking in the middle of the night could be high cortisol,

> > > rising in response to low blood

> > > > sugar.

> > >

> > > ---------------

> > > I tested high for nightime cortisol and I cannot sleep past 4 or 5

> > > am.

> > >

> > > val

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> >

> > I think it is possible to have both high and low cortisol at night, on

> > the same night. Sometimes your adrenals work hard for awhile putting

> > out as much cortisol as they can muster and then they crap out for a

> > while.

> >

> > Well, I'm making that up somewhat, but I have tested with cortisol

> > above the range at 11pm, but when I wake with my heart pounding at 5

> > am and can't fall back to sleep, taking some HC is the only thing that

> > puts me back to sleep.

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