Has anyone insulin-dependent used prescription sleeping pills?
Years ago I’d never think of taking anything that would make it harder to respond at night, but with reliable(ish) CGMs and closed loop, overnight lows are nearly a non-issue. I don’t sleep as well as I used to and I have a vacation with lots of travel coming up that will probably make it hard to be well rested. I’ve taken all the supplements but nothing stronger than a couple benadryl.
I’ve tried many prescription sleeping pills. I’m currently on pregabalin ER, as it helps with chronic pain as well and doesn’t have the side effects of gabapentin. I’m supposed to take (2) 82 mg a night, but I find that I do not wake up to CGM alerts (or fire alarms, or cats being in distress), so unless I’m in a considerable amount of pain, I take one and that works fine for sleeping. I also put my receiver under my pillow, as the vibration wakes me more than the noise.
Hope that helps!
I take one cetterizine before bed. It’s less potent and doesn’t have the side effects of Benadryl (dementia). Doesn’t induce sleep per se, but seems to allow me to go back to sleep more easily if I get up to pee at night or for some other reason. It’s the generic of Zyrtec and is a class two antihistamine. It doesn’t cross the brain barrier.