A rush when waking up, question.

I have been reading this group now for a few months and sure do
appreciate all the informative questions and answers.

My question may or may not be diabetic related. When I wake up, even in
the middle of the night, I get this 'rush' feeling. Like all the blood
is rushing around. Hard to describe, but same sensation if you were to
have a close call in a car accident, or major embarrassment. Before
being diabetic, I never had anything like this. This occurs daily and
only last less than a minute or so. Anyone have experience with this?
Explanation?

Who knows, maybe it is something totally unrelated to being diabetic but
that is the only common factor I can peg to when this started.

Thank you,
Cheryl T2

PS, I"m down 55lbs since Sept 2006 and will get my AC1 next week. Daily
BS numbers have been good and dawn effect is much better since I took
some of this groups suggestions. (small late night snack of protein and
fat, typically nuts and cheese or apple bits and peanut butter) Glass of
wine before bed when dawn effect starts going up. Works for me!

On May 9, 7:04 am, "Nicholson" <noshohcin1REM...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have been reading this group now for a few months and sure do
> appreciate all the informative questions and answers.
>
> My question may or may not be diabetic related. When I wake up, even in
> the middle of the night, I get this 'rush' feeling. Like all the blood
> is rushing around. Hard to describe, but same sensation if you were to
> have a close call in a car accident, or major embarrassment. Before
> being diabetic, I never had anything like this. This occurs daily and
> only last less than a minute or so. Anyone have experience with this?
> Explanation?
>
> Who knows, maybe it is something totally unrelated to being diabetic but
> that is the only common factor I can peg to when this started.

What's your bg at the time? A very common hypo symptom is adrenaline
release, that certainly gives a "rush".

I personally don't experience it for "less than a minute or so", in
fact the adrenaline seems to stick around in my system for ten to
twenty minutes. But the details of hypo symptoms vary broadly from
person to person.

Tim.

I used to have that problem when I was first diagnosed, and not just
at night. I think it's a horrible feeling, but it did pass after a
couple of years, so I thought maybe menopause, but a lot of diabetics
have mentioned it as well, so I dunno. I do know that after the "rush"
feeling, I would be sweating within a minute or so. I'd like to know
the answer myself. Congrats on the weight loss.

Cheri


Nicholson wrote in message ...
>I have been reading this group now for a few months and sure do
>appreciate all the informative questions and answers.
>
>My question may or may not be diabetic related. When I wake up, even
in
>the middle of the night, I get this 'rush' feeling. Like all the
blood
>is rushing around. Hard to describe, but same sensation if you were
to
>have a close call in a car accident, or major embarrassment. Before
>being diabetic, I never had anything like this. This occurs daily and
>only last less than a minute or so. Anyone have experience with
this?
>Explanation?
>
>Who knows, maybe it is something totally unrelated to being diabetic
but
>that is the only common factor I can peg to when this started.
>
>Thank you,
>Cheryl T2
>
>PS, I"m down 55lbs since Sept 2006 and will get my AC1 next week.
Daily
>BS numbers have been good and dawn effect is much better since I took
>some of this groups suggestions. (small late night snack of protein
and
>fat, typically nuts and cheese or apple bits and peanut butter) Glass
of
>wine before bed when dawn effect starts going up. Works for me!
>
>
>
>

"Nicholson" <noshohcin1REMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BUh0i.6201$83.3911@trndny08...
>I have been reading this group now for a few months and sure do
>appreciate all the informative questions and answers.
>
> My question may or may not be diabetic related. When I wake up, even
> in the middle of the night, I get this 'rush' feeling. Like all the
> blood is rushing around. Hard to describe, but same sensation if you
> were to have a close call in a car accident, or major embarrassment.
> Before being diabetic, I never had anything like this. This occurs
> daily and only last less than a minute or so. Anyone have experience
> with this? Explanation?
>
> Who knows, maybe it is something totally unrelated to being diabetic
> but that is the only common factor I can peg to when this started.
>

Hi, Cheryl. Someone else mentioned a "hypo", which I suspect refers to
a low blood sugar episode. Anyway, the few times I get low (70 or
below, in my wideawake times) I get a definite panic feeling, sweats,
weak knees, palpitations, and the like. That never has happened when I
wake up, though, so I do think you should ask your doctor. In the
meantime, you haven't said what your medicines are (if any). I also
wonder if your late-night snacks don't have a bit much carbos, so that
you are getting the opposite of the "dawn effect" (a rebound of carbs).

I will certainly be interested in anything the experts here will have to
say.
>
> PS, I"m down 55lbs since Sept 2006 and will get my AC1 next week.
> Daily BS numbers have been good and dawn effect is much better since I
> took some of this groups suggestions. (small late night snack of
> protein and fat, typically nuts and cheese or apple bits and peanut
> butter) Glass of wine before bed when dawn effect starts going up.
> Works for me!

Pat Durkin
A1c 6.7 in March
I am in fair control, but need to lose some weight, so I am exercising
(walking).

Though my lipids are also good, my doctor has increased my Lisinopril,
because my blood pressure went from 116 to 147 to 166 (from August,
November, and February). While I can attribute much of the increase to
stress related to my election work, the 5 to 10 lbs extra that I have
added in that time are making it hard to bring the BP down.

(2500 Metformin since Oct. 2000 dx, Glipizide (1/2 a 5-mg tab, am and
pm), plus Zocor and Lisinopril.

Ye Gods, I need to keep my weight down! The last thing I need is
arthritis to stop my walking! 146 lbs at 5'1", so I think losing 5 (10
is better) lbs, as in the past, can bring my BP down to 120 or <.

Good luck, all.
>

what is your BP when this is happening?

kate
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"Nicholson" <noshohcin1REMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote
in message news:BUh0i.6201$83.3911@trndny08...
> I have been reading this group now for a few
months and sure do
> appreciate all the informative questions and
answers.
>
> My question may or may not be diabetic related.
When I wake up, even in
> the middle of the night, I get this 'rush'
feeling. Like all the blood
> is rushing around. Hard to describe, but same
sensation if you were to
> have a close call in a car accident, or major
embarrassment. Before
> being diabetic, I never had anything like this.
This occurs daily and
> only last less than a minute or so. Anyone have
experience with this?
> Explanation?
>
> Who knows, maybe it is something totally
unrelated to being diabetic but
> that is the only common factor I can peg to when
this started.
>
> Thank you,
> Cheryl T2
>
> PS, I"m down 55lbs since Sept 2006 and will get
my AC1 next week. Daily
> BS numbers have been good and dawn effect is
much better since I took
> some of this groups suggestions. (small late
night snack of protein and
> fat, typically nuts and cheese or apple bits and
peanut butter) Glass of
> wine before bed when dawn effect starts going
up. Works for me!
>
>
>
>

I sometimes wake in the middle of the night or in the morning with a
feeling like you describe. To me, I believe it is anxiety from a dream
I have had. I dont know if what you are describing his related to
diabetes but perhaps it is something you should discuss with your
doctor.

Welcome to our group

Loretta

"Nicholson" <noshohcin1REMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BUh0i.6201$83.3911@trndny08...
>I have been reading this group now for a few months and sure do appreciate
>all the informative questions and answers.
>
> My question may or may not be diabetic related. When I wake up, even in
> the middle of the night, I get this 'rush' feeling. Like all the blood is
> rushing around. Hard to describe, but same sensation if you were to have a
> close call in a car accident, or major embarrassment. Before being
> diabetic, I never had anything like this. This occurs daily and only last
> less than a minute or so. Anyone have experience with this? Explanation?
>
> Who knows, maybe it is something totally unrelated to being diabetic but
> that is the only common factor I can peg to when this started.
>

The only time I ever had this was when my legs would lock up and I'd get
stuck somewhere. I have Fibromyalgia, Diabetic Neuropathy and also Venous
Insufficiency. In other words, bad legs! One Dr. surmised I was having
panic attacks. I don't think so. It was more like a combination of anger,
frustration and pain. Also the need to sit down or get somewhere and be
unable to do so. For years, I needed a walker or assistance to be able to
get anywhere. Even a few feet. Things are better now that I have a proper
diagnosis and know better than to try to do much of anything at all.
Before, the Drs. kept telling me I was fine so I tried to do what I'd always
done and found that I could not.

> What's your bg at the time? A very common hypo symptom is adrenaline
> release, that certainly gives a "rush".
>
> I personally don't experience it for "less than a minute or so", in
> fact the adrenaline seems to stick around in my system for ten to
> twenty minutes. But the details of hypo symptoms vary broadly from
> person to person.
>
> Tim.

Tim, I paid more attention to it this AM and the rush feeling last
longer than I thought, it is just the intial hit that is so mind
boogling. BUT now I'm wondering if the feeling is there anyway, but I
just happend to wake up, or it wakes me up. I did not have my meter
handy but tonight, will try to test when feeling that way. I'm totally
not a morining person, and typically take a while to move around.
Sometimes it is an hour or longer before I test.

Thanks for the input,,, It is comforting to know this feeling is
experienced by others even if the cause is different from person to
person.

Cheryl

"Cheri" wrote in message

>I used to have that problem when I was first diagnosed, and not just
> at night. I think it's a horrible feeling, but it did pass after a
> couple of years, so I thought maybe menopause, but a lot of diabetics
> have mentioned it as well, so I dunno. I do know that after the "rush"
> feeling, I would be sweating within a minute or so. I'd like to know
> the answer myself. Congrats on the weight loss.

Thanks Cheri, I too get the 'sweating' with the rush but not the
menopausal type. (I use too, so know that feeling very well) <G> I have
not been T2 for very long, so perhaps this will pass. It was just a
question to toss out there to see if it was diabetic related and it very
well could be. I'm going to try testing to see if it is a type of hypo.
I really don't think so, as I have had dawn effect since I found out I
was T2. Thank goodness that is tamed down now. Today I was 123. <G> Use
to do fasting BS in the 160's range.

Cheryl

"TigerLily" <> wrote in message

> what is your BP when this is happening?
>
Kate, I will check,, very good thought! I have blood pressure issues and
on meds. Perhaps they are all worn off by then. I will report back.

thanks,
cheryl