Re:night sweats-Jill and

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>>Read the quote below. A thought could be that it's not because

you are necessarily hypoglycemic but because, in the middle of

the night, it's been a while since your last meal.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030301/1019.html

http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/article.cfm?aid=398 &

sid=6

In people with Type 1 diabetes, this balance is harder to

maintain since the pancreas no longer secretes insulin. Instead,

a person must inject just enough insulin--but not too

much--before bedtime to maintain a normal nighttime blood

glucose level. "

Hope this helps a little.

Jill

Jill and ,

When I saw my GI yesterday and told him about the night

sweats, he ordered a complete CBC, also a metabolic

screening, in addition to an amylase and lipase blood check. I

was impressed on how thorough this physican is. Also set me

up for new CT-scans of the chest and abdomen for next week. I

did the bloodwork today. Seems he plans to leave no stones

uncovered.

My insulin has been adjusted to what appears to be a perfect

level for me now. I do inject it right before bedtime, but then

always have a snack afterward, mainly to avoid night time hypo's,

which I do have a problem with SOMETIMES. The thing is, I've

been checking my BG every night when this happens, and most

times it is normal, around 94, or even sometimes as high as

138....yet still I sweat. That's why it's so confusing.

And excessive exercise can be eliminated, too. The most

strenuous thing I do is watch TV, do a little computer work or

read in bed before turning out the light (sigh). All my exercise or

" frolicing " ......hahaha..... is in the morning. I've also gotten in the

habit now of taking my temperature at least once daily, my GI

wants me to do this, just to be cautious about the pseudocyst

situation, and I've not had any significant rise in temp in three

months. One day I felt sorta lousy, and it was 99.6, but that only

lasted for a few hours and then it was back to its normal low

range of 97.8.

So we're still investigating this. Maybe this new bloodwork will

turn something up. Jill, both those sites you posted were

excellent resource sites, and I'd never seen either one before. I

do a lot of surfing, and somehow missed those! Thank you so

much for posting them. I've got them both bookmarked and plan

to use them for other information searches.

Thanks, both of you, for your suggestions. I'll keep investigating

this until we find the answer.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SE, SW Regional Rep

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.