Night sweats

[Selenajane]

Hi does anyone get night sweats really bad and if so why do we get them. And is there any help?????

I have had really bad night sweats for over a year and only recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. My gp says he cannot find any reason for the night sweats which really are very depilatatating to wake up every morning soaking wet including my hair and the bed having to be changed. I am now wondering if the sweats are due to undiagnosed diabete. I gave been started on Metformin 500mg. I would welcome any advise or help please

 

[Leadinglights]

Welcome to the forum @Selenajane
Quite a few people report having night sweats but it is usually suggested it is associated with low blood glucose which sounds unlikely in your case if your glucose is high.
Diabetes can interfere with temperature regulation systems in the body.
Hopefully it will improve once your blood glucose levels are more stable and in normal range.
I hope you have also been advised to reduce carbohydrates in your diet to give the metformin a chance to do it's job of helping any insulin you are producing to work more efficiently.
What is your HbA1C that led to your diagnosis as that will indicate how much you need to do to get your levels down.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Selenajane

I’ve split your post into it’s own thread so that replies to you gon’t get muddled with the other thread.

Sorry to hear about your difficulties overnight. Must be very unpleasant for you. Is this happening every night?

The most common cause of sweating at night for people with diabetes is hypoglycaemia - low blood glucose - though this is unlikely to be the case for you as Metformin alone doesn’t usually cause hypos.

Peri-menopause may also cause difficulties with temperature regulation if you are of a certain age.

Hope you manage to identify the cause in your case, and find some workable solutions. Has anything helped so far?

 

[helli]

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Quite a few people report having night sweats but it is usually suggested it is associated with low blood glucose which sounds unlikely in your case if your glucose is high.

Night sweats are an indication for me that my levels are high. So definitely something to check out.
Although, as I have said before, I'm weird 🙄

 

[Inka]

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Night sweats are an indication for me that my levels are high. So definitely something to check out.
Although, as I have said before, I'm weird 🙄

I get extra-hot when high too @helli If I wake in the night and feel hot, I always test my blood sugar and it’s usually high. Hypos cause more like cold sweats for me not heat/hot sweats.

So @Selenajane things can vary for each individual. I’d also rule out other causes apart from diabetes eg hormonal, thyroid, etc.

 

[EmmaL76]

One of the only symptoms of diabetes I had was night sweats, and they were horrific like I had just got out of the shower. My sugars were very high during the night as I later found out. Since getting my sugars in check I don’t get any.

 

[ColinUK]

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Night sweats are an indication for me that my levels are high. So definitely something to check out.
Although, as I have said before, I'm weird 🙄

Same for me. Night sweats mean I need to rein things in a bit and ease back on carbs.

 

[rebrascora]

I'm another who wakes up hot and uncomfortable when my levels are high.... usually 10 or above.
Like @Inka, low BG/hypos gives me cold shivery sweats.

Getting a BG meter and testing when you wake up having a hot sweat will give you an indication if it is diabetes related or not. I certainly found it difficult when I was first diagnosed differentiating between high and low levels and menopausal hot flushes. Using HRT has made a massive difference, in that the menopause has been taken out of the equation and I can now manage my diabetes so much easier because I have a much better sense of my BG levels and if they are a bit high or low.