some advice needed

[brett]

Hi, Recently been feeling extremely tired in the mornings struggling to get going. Thought i might of been having night hypos as i was waking extremely tired and very hot. Done some testing and had the following results.

8pm had evening meal with novo rapid and bs 6.8
10pm 9.8 and had usual 4 units levemir
set alarm for 3 am reading bs 7.3
woke 6.30am 7.1
As i was feeling particularly tired i decided to test ketones and had a reading of 0.7, i know its not extremely high but not sure if it is high enough to be of concern, particularly if its happening regularly as ithink it is on how i feel. However after my bolus and breakfast i do perk up but not till about 10am, and this has been happening regularly.

 

[pgcity]

Your overnight numbers look very stable. I tend to feel hungover and wake with a v bad headache when I have suspected a nighttime hypo. I know a lot if type ones also have thyroid problems, has it been checked recently.?

 

[brett]

yeah, did have all the checks thyroid, vitamin d and b , all came back normal about 2-3 months ago

 

[DeusXM]

Doesn't really sound like night hypos, it looks like your BGs are pretty stable throughout the night, although your morning reading is a bit elevated (should between 4-6).

Ketones aren't really problem either -they're just a byproduct of fat metabolism and only a concern if you aren't getting sufficient insulin. It may be the recent weather is disrupting your sleep, or perhaps you're not getting enough calories.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Are you on statins?

 

[spiritfree]

Have you been tested for sleep aponea. This causes you to wake, without being aware of it, many times a night and so you don't get a real good deep sleep. It is usually connected with bad snoring. I don't know if this helps but with your symptems it might be worth asking gp about being tested.