I'm new to the Diabetes game, but I can speak as a veteran of the sleep wars....when you've had a stressful day (son, stress dujour...) try using a weighted blanket. It is the same concept as a thundershirt for animals. It works!

Hi.
Stopped the melatonin months ago (after watching Dr. Oz and some guy said it had nothing to do with putting you to sleep, it's only for regulating circadian rhythm and this guy was a sleep expert who ran sleep studies, who who better than he to know what's good for sleeping right?

So I take my Alprazolam and I have added something NEW to the sleep method. I have a Kindle Fire. I got the free Sleepytime App. I chose two sounds. Thunder and rain fall 2. Well!! about 11:30 p.m or so, I put it on, I select a 8 hour timer, I press the play button, it's starts thunder and rain right in my bed. I put my head on the pillow and I go out like a light. I might wake up at 3 or 5 to go wee wee but because I put a handicap potty right by my bed. (BEST THING I EVER DID BY THE WAY), I go right back to bed and back to sleep. I think because I have the bed to myself (Alan has to sleep in another room because of his neuropathy and kicking during the night and I would NEVER get any sleep and I have to take care of him, so I have the whole bed to myself, well, I think that contributes to it all. And the alprazolam relaxes me. But honestly I have never slept so good since I got that Sleeptime App. Who would have thought that a Kindle Fire app would help me sleep through the night? lol

Oh, I DO do something else that's new also. I don't use a sheet on the mattress. I don't like anything COLD. I put a nice velux blanket down (instead of a sheet). I then have a blanket on top of me, and a comforter on top of that. Believe me, I make a cocoon and I am nice and toasty and I SLEEP. And when you SLEEP, all is right with the world. lol

Melody

I wonder if the nook ha a sleepy time app. But between my c-pap and noise machine I'm not sure if I could here it.But while I'm on the computer right before bedtime I put my quiet music on. Maybe it could replace that. I'll have to look for sleepy time app. It has Pandora but the volume on the Nook is pathetic

Yup. Here you go

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/slee...llc/1108055546

And as far as the volume on the Nook being pathetic, just plug in an external speaker. They have them at radio shack or even a local cheap store. They have them at Walgreens etc. For about $10.00 you just put some batteries in, plug into the headphone jack of the Nook and you shall HEAR!!!

LOL

Hope I helped.

melody

Oh, and you will really laugh at this one. My Kindel Fire now has an alarm clock app. I got it FREE from the app store on Amazon. I chose Cuckoo Clock as the noise to wake me up. I set the time for a 7:15 a.m. wake up. I put the Kindle Fire to Sleep (not completely shut off) but in power save mode. And the next morning ( I never laughed so hard). At precisely 7:15 .am. I hear

CUCKOO CUCKOO CUCKOO CUCKOO.

So I just have to press the power button to awaken the KF from sleep mode, and just tap the screen. Turns it off.

This lady has gone from not knowing ANYTHING about tablets or laptops to now having alarm clocks going on. I think this is so cool.

Melodey