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Courtney_J
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@henrick Hello henrick, thank you for opening this discussion. Let me tag some other members who can potentially share with you on this.
Hi everyone, how are you doing? ![]()
Do you sometimes get up several times a night to urinate? How often? What do you think is the reason for this?
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I think there could be a number of reasons. I can only speak for myself but I drink a lot of water, even when I get up during the night, I sometimes eat something when I get up which can affect my diabetes. Going to the toilet 2 or 3 times doesn’t really bother me and I often go even if I don’t feel like it. Ocassionaly I sleep right through which is nice. I guess on the whole I’m quite relaxed about it but I need to look at what I’m doing before I go to bed, drinking too much water late in the evening, staying up too late etc. Just need to try some different strategies and see what works.
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I think for me its if I drink tea or coffee after 8 at night.
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I seem to be in a minor relapse at the moment. 12 months ago I was getting up 4 or 5 times a night! Currently only once or twice. I get large Continence pads from the NHS. I need to plan car journeys in order to avoid travelling for more than 75 minutes. I have to drink voluminously because I get pain from kidney stones.
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Thank you all for your replies. I'm glad to know that I'm not alone with this. I guess I'll have to cut myself off in the early evening!
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Yes an indicator of diabetes and can also be linked to prostate issues. There are a few drugs your GP can prescribe for certain related other conditions but for most you have to live with it.
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It doesn't matter whether I drink tea last thing or not. I think the effect of lying down lets liquid reach my bladder more easily. It does not feel like diabetes is the cause: occasionally I have a high when I get into bed and I really feel the difference - up every 20/30 minutes for a couple of hours.
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Hi all, recently I've started having to get up more than 4 times a night to urinate... Has anyone else been through this? I'm having a hard time pinpointing if this is a "man thing" or a "diabetes thing" so I thought I'd ask you all.
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