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      When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
      And sometimes I dream that I’ve run out of insulin and cannot get prescription refilled.
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      When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
      I providee an answer of low BG. But with that said, it is usually a false alarm (compression low from Dexcom sensor) With the stable bedtime BG and a TSlim X2 pump using CIQ and Sleep Mode, I consistently sleep between about 85 and 110 every night. The key to this is going to bed with a stable BG (85-110) and not having any IOB.
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      While middle-of-the-nght alerts are frustrating and irritating, I'm no longer terrified of dying from an extreme low in the middle of the night, so technology is still a win for me!
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      I get a notice of high glucose levels that occurred several hours ago!! WHY?
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      The same as Carrolyn Barloco. I often get messages in the middle of the night that my blood glucose level was either high or low 2, 3, or 4 hours ago. This is a completely useless piece of information, and absolutely NO REASON to wake me up. This is nothing but an ANNOYING alert. Tandem and Medtronic, if you're listening, please remove this function from your pumps.
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      I wake up with physical effects of lows. Odd thing is that if I am dreaming, I will often have the same effects within my dream. Like I will be on a plane to some exotic location and start searching for snacks! Does this happen to anyone else?
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      Yeah. Totally agree! This is totally unnecessary and extremely annoying.
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      My most frequent and favorite !!?? alarm at night is the one that tells me I had a high two hours ago! Duh!!!
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      The same as Carrolyn Barloco. I often get messages in the middle of the night that my blood glucose level was either high or low 2, 3, or 4 hours ago. This is a completely useless piece of information, and absolutely NO REASON to wake me up. This is nothing but an ANNOYING alert. Tandem and Medtronic, if you're listening, please remove this function from your pumps.
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      Yes, I appreciate device improvements but some are just plain annoying and make a difficult journey Worse, not better. And the main complaint is unnecessary alerts the user cannot adjust.
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      Yeah. Totally agree! This is totally unnecessary and extremely annoying.
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    Do you find that over-the-counter cold medicines have any impact on your blood sugar? Tell us about your experience in the comments!

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    24 Comments

    1. Bob Durstenfeld

      They generally raise my BG, but the CGM lets me correct.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Ahh Life

      No, unless you count Tylenol as it affects CGM some. (⊙.⊙(☉̃ₒ☉)⊙.⊙)

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. Grey Gray

      Insulin dependant for 37 years. Bg Control was an issue when I was younger. Glycemic unawareness as I have aged. But I seldom ever get ill from viruses or colds. I have often wondered if it is the same overactive immune response that kicked my islet cells out.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. George Lovelace

      Before the Dex G6 the Acetaminophen would cause the Dex to report Bgs 300-400 higher than they actually were

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    5. Anthony Harder

      I almost never have colds, and I find OTC remedies to be ineffective. I don’t use them at all.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    6. connie ker

      It depends the content of the medication and sugar is often one of the ingredients. I have heard on TV that cold medicines can also affect blood pressure so that is another concern for many diabetics.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    7. Keira Thurheimer

      I dont take OTC cold medications. My doctor has recommended against it and I am usually over a cold in a few days anyway.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    8. Maureen Helinski

      I haven’t had a cold in ages. The last time I did years ago I passed out at home from dehydration. My doc said the cold medicine helps to dehydrate. No more thankfully.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. Beckett Nelson

      I don’t usually take anything. If I do, I try to look for sugar free 🤷🏻‍♂️

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    10. Greg Felton

      Hard to tell if the cold is affecting my BG or if the cold remedy is affecting it, or both.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    11. Nicholas Argento

      I said other because they do if they contain sugar, otherwise not that can tell. I don’t use much when I do have a cold except Sudafed. I don’t get many colds any more since my kids grew up, and I am careful about hand washing when seeing people. Since COVID precautions, I have not been ill at all- masking and handwashing. Who knew! :/

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    12. Scott Doerner

      Mainly dependent on what meds i take. Certain ones (dependent on what goes in it causes a lot of. Fluctuation.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    13. Amanda Barras

      It depends on the med. I was warned about Sudafed causing highs and I don’t seem to have a problem with that one. Of course syrups with sugar are of course going to cause a spike.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    14. Carol Meares

      I take mucinex for cough. I try not to take Sudafed but knock on wood, since CoVid, I have not had a cold. Wearing a mask, and washing hands and using hand sanitizer when I go out and come home, and of course social distancing, surely anecdotal, but no colds, or other illness since CoVid started. Hmmmm. I did have an ongoing cough that I used to take Mucinex for but the doc has taken me off a med that was causing it. Very bad time to have an ongoing cough;) I have never noticed any change in BS with Mucinex.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    15. Patricia Dalrymple

      I try to take stuff for diabetics but thankfully I rarely get sick and try not to take anything if I do.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    16. Molly Jones

      I do not take anything with sugar or acetaminophen. When I take OTC cold meds (more often for my sinuses than a general cold) I do not see my BG affected after taking the meds as opposed to before.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    17. Ann Taylor

      I have not taken any since I was diagnosed 5 years ago. Always worried it would go up. Luckily I haven’t needed to

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    18. Steven Gill

      Hmmm… I actually rarely get sick enough to need meds (except for that odd several week flu last year). Eight-nine years ago took some kind of cough syrup which caused my levels to plummet, found alka-seltzer for cold seemed to be good. But as a farm boy I keep soup in my pantry.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    19. Stacie G.

      When I get sick, the first thing that let’s me know is my blood sugar level. Most meds have sugar, so I found what works best for me through process of elimination, reading labels and looking up ingredients. A lot of allergy meds have ingredients that spike blood sugar too. I usually end up with alka seltzer, green tea with lemon or a lot of rest. If I do get sick (I try to avoid it like the plague), I’m going to be sick for 2 months.

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    20. Zoe Estevez

      If it has an impact when the syrups have sugar, that is why I use the capsules and pills since the syrup is 90% sugar and 10% medicine, of course it is not bad sugar but it is to give a pleasant taste to the public that the consume.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    21. Leona Hanson

      When I take cold medicine I go up like 10 point on my glucose test but when I get really sick my glucose goes down because I can hardly eat anything have no energy and sleep alot

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    22. Chris Deutsch

      I have found the ones that are effective and don’t raise my BG, so I stick to them. I do NOT use combination products, ever.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    23. Cheryl Seibert

      I buy the carb-free cough syrups. I only get a cold once every few years, so not much need to buy cold meds.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    24. Carlene Vaitones

      pseudophedrine, claritin benadryl, cough syrups, all raise BGs. In general, any medication that makes me drowsy raises BGs.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply

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