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Diabetes and sweating

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2 questions for you - did you invest in a meter, and if so, is it when your BG goes high? and (delicate Q) are you a 'lady of a certain age' perchance? ie could it be yer 'ormones, luv.
 
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2 questions for you - did you invest in a meter, and if so, is it when your BG goes high? and (delicate Q) are you a 'lady of a certain age' perchance? ie could it be yer 'ormones, luv.
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Lol "luv"
No meter. My GP thinks my levels don't require on unless I want one yi help motivate me with knowing which foods spike etc.
Secondly I'm 4 years into menapause so a little strange that this starts now. I've been diagnosed diabetic T2 since 6 months. The sweating is pretty much constant..at night too. And the current heat doesn't help.
 
Hi, I'm a much older lady, and I too wake up in the night and have to throw off the bedclothes to cool down. This has been going on for quite a few years. However, if I jump out of bed and take my temperature it is usually 97.2 or similar, which is normal. And I've recently had a blood test done and everything was ok apart from being prediabetic.

I do enjoy walking, and if I start off wearing an anorak it's not long before I'm removing it because I feel so hot. And my hands are always warm.

I would love to discover what causes the rise in body heat.
 
Not aware sweating can occur purely as a result of diabetes- unless hypoglycaemic or suffering from autonomic neuropathy- which is a long term complication. Are the sweats longstanding? Any other symptoms such as tremor, weight changes, palpitations? Could be related to a thyroid problem or certain medication ( off the top of my head some antidepressants and strong painkillers but I am sure many others can cause it...) The symptom probably warrants seeking medical advice ( as a GP myself of course I know some people are having great difficulty getting appointments)
 
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It started last week and appears to ve getting worse. Just constant night and day. No other symptoms...it feels a bit like a fever coming on but my temperature is normal.
I'm doing my regular quarterly blood test (for diabetes) on Monday so will see if anything is different.
 
For me, sweats can be a sign of low or high blood sugars, especially when not associated with being hot. In fact, hypo (low blood sugar) sweats are often cold sweats which can be very unpleasant.

I wonder if hyper (high blood sugar) sweats are a way for our bodies to get rid of excess sugar.
 
Well, it can be a sign of having low blood glucose indeed - but as you can't test to check that, so who know - and you're hardly having menopausal symptoms, don't think it's that either. OTOH it's been that awful smothering humid sort of heat quite a few times recently and I've had to have a thorough all over wash rather than anything quicker in the mornings. Like, stiflingly hot.
 
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