dry mouth and thirst at night

Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.

Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes? The meds
I'm taking.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Thanks a heap
-jbb

52 yrs old, northern CA
T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid)

do you mouth breath or nose breath?

mouth breathing causes dry mouth

so do lots of other things

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"J.B. Bobbitt" <jbbobbitt@msn.com> wrote in
message
news:rkf0n2ls8ibkcuukhlgnrelssi9qh7phvf@4ax.com...
> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my
mouth gets incredibly
> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help
much.
>
> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from
the diabetes? The meds
> I'm taking.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Thanks a heap
> -jbb
>
> 52 yrs old, northern CA
> T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
> d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin,
Armour (thyroid)

J.B. Bobbitt wrote:
> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
>
> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes? The meds
> I'm taking.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Thanks a heap
> -jbb
>
> 52 yrs old, northern CA
> T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
> d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid)
>

I'm not a doctor, and I don't play one on T.V.

My personal experience was that as I got my diabetes under control, my
thirst issues went away. Something about your body needing extra fluid
to create extra urine to dump extra glucose. (I've posted that before
and been soundly thrashed for my inaccuracies).

In any case, I'd check for drymouth / thirst as a side affect of your
meds. I suppose its possible that a combination of your meds might
cause drymouth when any one does not, as well...

mt

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1000 mg Metformin 2x day
1000 mg Fish Oil (Omega 3) 2x day
500 mg Niacin 1x day
last A1c: 5.0 (Oct 2006)

J.B. Bobbitt wrote:
> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
>
> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes?

Hyperglycemia to the point of spilling sugar in your urine will require
that you drink more water.

More bathroom trips in the middle of the night than before?

Most folks in this newsgroup have never used them, but urine test
strips are still available (Testape, Clinistix, Diastix, etc.).

> The meds I'm taking.

Do any include a diuretic? Sometimes you can change the time you take
the diuretic so that you get thirsty mostly during the day instead of
at night.

Dental issues can also result. Maybe getting your dentist talking with
your doctor will narrow this down much better than any of us can do via
Usenet.

Tim.

J.B. Bobbitt <jbbobbitt@msn.com> wrote:
> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.

> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes? The meds
> I'm taking.

> Any thoughts appreciated.

I see you're in the northern hemisphere, so winter is approaching,
it's getting colder outside, and heating the colder air to comfortable
temperatures inside your house over decreases the humidity. In other
words, air in warm houses in the winter is dryer. Causes problems for
a lot of people.

Could that be it? Test by boiling some water, damp towels on
radiators, etc., to increase the humidity, or lower the temperature of
the bedroom to increase the humidity.

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On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:43:03 -0800, J.B.Bobbitt wrote:

> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
>
> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes? The meds
> I'm taking.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Thanks a heap
> -jbb
>
> 52 yrs old, northern CA
> T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
> d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid)

1) how are your readings?
2) depending on where you live, i.e. how cold and how much heat you're
adding in the house, a humidifier might help.

J.B. Bobbitt wrote:
> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets
incredibly
> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
>
> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes?
The
> meds I'm taking.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.

A rare side effect of lisinopril is dry mouth or a swollen face,
throat or tongue.


C

>
> Thanks a heap
> -jbb
>
> 52 yrs old, northern CA
> T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
> d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour
(thyroid)

J.B. Bobbitt wrote:
> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets
incredibly
> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
>
> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the
diabetes? The meds
> I'm taking.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Thanks a heap
> -jbb
>
> 52 yrs old, northern CA
> T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
> d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour
(thyroid)

My headache tablets cause a dry mouth, so so does sleeping
with my mouth open. I never thought I did til one of my
children pointed it out.

On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:43:03 -0800, J.B. Bobbitt
<jbbobbitt@msn.com> wrote:

>Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
>dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
>
>Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes? The meds
>I'm taking.
>
>Any thoughts appreciated.
>
>Thanks a heap
>-jbb
>
>52 yrs old, northern CA
>T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
>d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid)

A1c isn't too bad - but what are your BG's at the thirsty
times?

Have you read:
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm ?

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
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"TigerLily" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> do you mouth breath or nose breath?
>
> mouth breathing causes dry mouth
>
> so do lots of other things
>
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> "J.B. Bobbitt" <jbbobbitt@msn.com> wrote in
> message
> news:rkf0n2ls8ibkcuukhlgnrelssi9qh7phvf@4ax.com...
>> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my
> mouth gets incredibly
>> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help
> much.
>>
>> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from
> the diabetes? The meds
>> I'm taking.
>>
>> Any thoughts appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks a heap
>> -jbb
>>
>> 52 yrs old, northern CA
>> T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
>> d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin,
> Armour (thyroid)
>
>

I get dry mouth because of mouth breathing. I use a Breathe Right nose strip
every night when I go to bed. It lets me breath through my nose and greatly
reduces dry mouth.

My fasting BG has been 95 - 110 for the most part. I haven't tested
during the dry mouth periods. I don't hink it's related to
environmental factors (relative humidity, temperature, &tc).

I had the same problem before diagnosis, but it went away once I
lowered the BG. Now, it seems to be back. What amazes me is the
incredible level of dryness. And drinking water dueing those periods
(even a quart) doesn't really help. Makes me pee though.


On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:43:03 -0800, J.B. Bobbitt <jbbobbitt@msn.com>
wrote:

>Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
>dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
>
>Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes? The meds
>I'm taking.
>
>Any thoughts appreciated.
>
>Thanks a heap
>-jbb
>
>52 yrs old, northern CA
>T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
>d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid)

Thanks a heap
-jbb

52 yrs old, northern CA
T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid)

Hi JBB,

I have had that extreme thirst too, and the dry mouth. I used to suck
on ice cubes pretty much 16 hours a day, summer and winter, to keep it
at bay. I would drink water and diet soda until I was sloshing.

I rarely experience it now since I've gotten my BG more under control,
but slips up do occur and with a high BG --for an extended period-- I
will get that unquenchable thirst.

But of course, as the other posters have pointed out, some drugs,
central heating, sleeping with your mouth open, etc. will all cause a
bad case of dry mouth too. Besides being unpleasant, dry mouth is not
good because creates a more favorable environmental for dental
problems.


J.B. Bobbitt wrote:
> My fasting BG has been 95 - 110 for the most part. I haven't tested
> during the dry mouth periods. I don't hink it's related to
> environmental factors (relative humidity, temperature, &tc).
>
> I had the same problem before diagnosis, but it went away once I
> lowered the BG. Now, it seems to be back. What amazes me is the
> incredible level of dryness. And drinking water dueing those periods
> (even a quart) doesn't really help. Makes me pee though.
>
>
> On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:43:03 -0800, J.B. Bobbitt <jbbobbitt@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
> >dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
> >
> >Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes? The meds
> >I'm taking.
> >
> >Any thoughts appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks a heap
> >-jbb
> >
> >52 yrs old, northern CA
> >T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
> >d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid)
>
> Thanks a heap
> -jbb
>
> 52 yrs old, northern CA
> T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06
> d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid)

In article <rkf0n2ls8ibkcuukhlgnrelssi9qh7phvf@4ax.com>,
J.B. Bobbitt <jbbobbitt@msn.com> wrote:

> Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly
> dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much.
>
> Anybody know anything about this? IS it from the diabetes? The meds
> I'm taking.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.

Some medications might have that effect. You didn't say which
medications you take or how much of them you take, so one can only
speculate. You should definitely speak with your pharmacist and doctor
if this situation persists.