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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / December 2006dry 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) > Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly > dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > 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  SignatureT2 dx May 2005 with A1c 10.1 1000 mg Metformin 2x day 1000 mg Fish Oil (Omega 3) 2x day 500 mg Niacin 1x day last A1c: 5.0 (Oct 2006) do you mouth breath or nose breath? mouth breathing causes dry mouth so do lots of other things SignatureJoin us in the Diabetic-Talk Chatroom on UnderNet /server irc.undernet.org --- /join #Diabetic-Talk More info: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/ http://www.diabetic-talk.org/freeveggies.htm I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be an expensive teacher. > Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly > dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > 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? > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> 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. > 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. > 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. SignatureChris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] 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. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > 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. > Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly > dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > 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) > Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly > dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > 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. >Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly >dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >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 Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Pompeii, Amalfi, Bari 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. >Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly >dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >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. > 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 [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > T2, Dx 9/8/2006; a1c 6.3 11/16/06 > d&e, Metformin 500 mg; Lisinopril, Lovastatin, Armour (thyroid) > Lately, at night while I'm trying to sleep, my mouth gets incredibly > dry. Drinking water doesn't really seem to help much. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > 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. |
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