Seizure like shaking during sleep

[mmac843]

I am a 24 year old mother of two  with type 2 diabetes, occasionally my fiancé will wake me or I'll wake up shaking uncontrollably. He will hold me still until it stops. My legs and feet are numb, but hurts afterwards. Can someone please explain what is happening to me??? It doesn't happen every night, but it happened twice tonight. I'm afraid to fall back asleep. Help please.

[ragakat]

You're sugar is possibly too low. Every time I have ever had any experience like this was because my sugar dropped. Check you're sugar before you sleep so you can monitor it also keep some crackers or nuts by the bed.

[diabetes86]

So what is your BG?  Not everything that happens to us is caused by diabetes, there could be other problems, I suggest you see an MD

[ragakat]

Go to a doctor ASAP

[Super_sally888]

Hi,

sounds scarey.  Some sort of fit.
As diabetes86 says not everything is necessarily caused by diabetes, particularly if your sugars are not low / normal.

Definitely worth a follow up with your Dr on this, and properly looking into it.

[mmac843]

What does BG mean? I just recently found out that I am diabetic in January and I do not know all of the terminology yet. I have been having surgery every other Wednesday since the last week in January for my kidneys and haven't had time to take some classes to teach me about my diabetes. I've been having problems with my kidneys for about six years and while I was in the hospital for it, they found out that I had diabetes, and believed that it was the cause of my kidney problems.

[diabetes86]

BG  Blood Glucose (Blood Sugar)

[Super_sally888]

Hi, managing your blood sugar will be very important to help your kidneys. Please do make time to learn about this.  Hope your doctors can send you to diabetes educator to help.

[mmac843]

I don't think it's because my sugar is too low. When I experience this, my sugar is either fine or slightly elevated.