What Causes Sleeplessness In A Type 2 Diabetic?

Posted on Sat, 27 May 2017

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Sat, 27 May 2017 Answered on

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Question : My 90 year old mom has ALZ and type 2 diabetes but has been sleeping all but 2-3 hours the last 2 days. Is something up ?

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
What are her medications?

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for this query.

Sleeping 22hours day warrants review. I will like to have a list of her medications for review and more insights. This is often the most common cause of excessive sleepiness in the elderly.

Waiting on your response.....

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