• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

VERY BAD SLEEP ISSUES

Status
This thread is now closed. Please contact Anna DUK, Ieva DUK or everydayupsanddowns if you would like it re-opened.
C

Cabe33

New Member
Relationship to Diabetes
Type 2
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 1 year ago but may have had it for a lot longer as I had not had a blood test for years the blood test I got taken was for something else and they discovered that I had diabetes in which time I have lost 1 stone 7 lbs in weight is this normal I am taking diabetes medication and I don't feel unwell with the weight loss I actually feel a lot better but I have a very bad sleep pattern awful in fact if I'm lucky I get around 3 and a half hours a night I fall asleep very easily normaly but wake about every hour and I'm awake for another 2 does anyone know if there is anything I can take to get a good night's sleep as I'm totally burst during the day and its affecting my work thankyou
 
Welcome Cabe33.
I think it might help if you would kindly post some blood sugar tests, particular bedtime/during the night. We might see a correlation.
Also, your medicines and time of taking. This should make the picture much clearer, thank you.
 
Thankyou I take yaltormin 1000 mg morning and night also take simvastatin 40 mg morning citilopram 5 mg morning and amolpadine 20 mg morning my bloods at bed time are normaly between 6.4 and 7.8 anywhere in that range
 
BG first thing in a morning? Typical day's menu? Any exercise?
 
Normaly around 6.8-7.2 I have porridge in the morning try to have a piece of toast brown bread for lunch and dinner varies tend to eat a lot of chicken I get quite a bit of exercise as I walk my lab in the morning then I'm normaly out and about during the day as I work with autistic adults
 
Ever tested before AND 2-ish hours after eating a meal to see what that amount of that food did to your BG?
 
Forget diabetes, it’s a common side effect of Citalopram, both insomnia and daytime tiredness.
 
Status
This thread is now closed. Please contact Anna DUK, Ieva DUK or everydayupsanddowns if you would like it re-opened.
Back
Top