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Hi, I am new here. I found Insomnia Coach through the internet & signed up for the free emails 5 days ago. I am finding them helpful. The past few months I have awakened several times during the night & an hour or two before my normal time to awaken in the morning. It’s been tough getting back to sleep. I am trying the sleep restriction & going to sleep later. I think it’s been helping some. I look forward to reading other posts on this forum:)
This is the same response I gave to someone else on the forum with a similar problem.
I read up on this issue and waking up in the middle of the night like that is usually a low blood sugar issue. (nothing to do with diabetes) I was able to go to sleep at night and sleep a couple of hours but kept waking up about 2am or so. After I researched it and found out about the low BS issue, I decided to check my blood sugar the next time I woke up like that. I am not diabetic, but we had a diabetic dog so I have all the equipment here. I tested my blood when I woke up at 2:30am and it was 60…. way too low and that was what woke me up. The solution to this problem was to have a small carb with protein at bedtime…. a small cracker with turkey or cheese on it. That will keep your blood sugar stable, if that is your issue…. so that you don’t wake up. Give it a try. I hope this is your problem because this will fix it!
Waking during the night is actually a normal part of sleep. Unless it’s accompanied by other physical symptoms it’s unlikely to be connected to a medical problem — but if you have any concern about this whatsoever, you should talk to your doctor!
Usually, the biggest problem associated with nighttime awakenings is when we worry about them since this immediately makes it more difficult to fall back to sleep!
I am so encouraged to know that you’ve started with sleep restriction and you’re already finding it helpful! Do keep us updated with your progress, sincny!
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