7 nighttime symptoms that may indicate high blood sugar

  1. or Disturbing Dreams

Night sweats should not automatically be attributed to high blood sugar. In people taking insulin or some other diabetes medicines, sweating, nightmares, and feeling confused or irritable after waking can be signs of nighttime hypoglycemia—low blood glucose.

If you already have diabetes, follow your prescribed glucose-monitoring and hypoglycemia plan. Repeated nighttime episodes should be discussed with your diabetes care team.

  1. Blurred Vision

Blurred vision is a recognized symptom of diabetes, although it can occur at any time of day. You might notice

it while reading in the