Hello.

[Jacqjacq]

Excessive sweating all over body, starting in face, neck and spreading quickly all over body. Can happen any time of day/ night and stops as quickly as it started after about 5 minutes.
It is very debilitating. Help please???

 

[Jacqjacq]

Had insulin since I had bowel resection last year. Prior to that I was on oral meds.
Since the insulin, I get severe sweats at any time of day or night for no apparent reason to me.
I get absolutely soaked top to toe, but alway starts on face and neck and swiftly goes all over.
Lasts about 5 minutes then goes away.
Help please???

 

[Bruce Stephens]

Since the insulin, I get severe sweats at any time of day or night for no apparent reason to me.
I get absolutely soaked top to toe, but alway starts on face and neck and swiftly goes all over.
Lasts about 5 minutes then goes away.

No idea, I'm afraid. Ask your healthcare team, perhaps beginning with a pharmacist (just because they're most available and will know whether any other medication you take might have some influence).

You might (I guess) be having some rare reaction to the insulin. Again, a pharmacist might be aware of such a thing.

Insulin can cause sweating (because of hypos), but that's generally pretty obviously due to the hypo and lasts for more than 5 minutes.

 

[Jacqjacq]

Thank you for your response. I was hoping for a miracle answer, I think.
Due in surgery for bloods next week and review on 5-8-22. I will definitely be asking about it there. Up until this face to face review, it has been telephone appointments, so hoping to get these symptoms across better.
Thank you once again.

 

[Bruce Stephens]

I was hoping for a miracle answer, I think.

It's not something I remember anyone else mentioning, so whatever it is it's uncommon.

 

[Bruce Stephens]

Just tried a search, and that just produced low blood sugar. Also adrenaline, maybe? (You'd probably feel that in other ways: heart pounding, and that kind of thing.)

https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/search/143256/?q=sweating&o=date

 

[Inka]

Had insulin since I had bowel resection last year. Prior to that I was on oral meds.
Since the insulin, I get severe sweats at any time of day or night for no apparent reason to me.
I get absolutely soaked top to toe, but alway starts on face and neck and swiftly goes all over.
Lasts about 5 minutes then goes away.
Help please???

I replied on your other thread, but have you ruled out hypos? Severe sweating is a hypo symptom. Do you test your blood sugar when it happens? What insulin are you on?

If it’s definitely not hypos, then do speak to your GP.

 

[Inka]

Why I suggest hypos is because you say the sweating started after you began insulin. Hypos aren’t the only cause but one that I’d rule out first.

 

[Jacqjacq]

I replied on your other thread, but have you ruled out hypos? Severe sweating is a hypo symptom. Do you test your blood sugar when it happens? What insulin are you on?

If it’s definitely not hypos, then do speak to your GP.

Hi. Def not hypos and it clears after 3-5 mins alone.
I didn’t have these before I started Humulin I insulin. I was okay in oral meds. I was put on insulin because I couldn’t hold down the oral meds so was much easier to intake the insulin.
I will report back what my Diabetes Nurse says after our review. I have a naturally high pulse rate to apparently, so could well be connected to adrenaline issues.
Thank you for replying. I will be in touch when I have news.

 

[Inka]

I think thyroid issues can cause sweating too, so there are a number of things to rule out. I’m glad it’s not hypos though.

 

[Jacqjacq]

Thank you. Yes, that is a thought too.
Yes I had a hypo when I received my first chemotherapy after my bowel resection.
It was similar but I don’t go weak, just sweaty. Also with the hypo, I had to be “revived” by a family member with glucose tablets.
This clears itself quickly but it is really debilitating and sweaty. I get literally soaked and my hair is soaking, just like in a hypo.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hope you get to the bottom of what’s behind it @Jacqjacq - sounds very unpleasant for you.

Certainly doesn’t seem to be a well known or common reaction to insulin use (and we have many insulin users with centuries of insulin use between them). Do ask your Dr though, and let us know what you find out. 🙂