9 Signs of Diabetes That May Be More Noticeable at Night

There isn’t a medically recognized list of “9 nighttime signs” that proves you have diabetes. Many people with type 2 diabetes have few or no symptoms, and the symptoms that do occur can happen at any time of day.

However, these nighttime symptoms can sometimes be clues worth discussing with a healthcare professional:

1. Waking repeatedly to urinate — high blood glucose can cause increased urination.
2. Being unusually thirsty at night — excessive thirst can accompany high blood sugar.
3. Night sweats — particularly in someone already taking insulin or certain diabetes medicines, this can indicate nighttime hypoglycemia.
4. Nightmares or disturbed sleep — can occur during nighttime low blood sugar.
5. Waking shaky, hungry, dizzy or confused — these are possible symptoms of low blood glucose.
6. Persistent fatigue the next morning — diabetes and nighttime glucose disturbances can contribute to tiredness.
7. Dry mouth or unusual thirst — may accompany elevated blood glucose, although there are many other causes.
8. Blurred vision — fluctuating blood glucose can affect vision.
9. Slow-healing cuts or recurrent infections — these aren’t specifically nighttime symptoms, but they can be clues to diabetes