No sympathy required. No hardship and HUGE benefits. For me anyway. Due to perennial allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps I breath through the mouth when relaxed anyway. The CPAP machine does not cause me any more dryness than I experienced normally and for the first time in about 20 years I get a good nights sleep. Of course loosing about 4 stone would help but the machine will do in the meanwhile :-)

Back to Claire. I agree about the diabetes check. Someone close has suffered from type 1 for years and one of the first symptoms was thirst but it was coupled with pee-ing a lot at night too. If it is not too personal a question, does this happen? How are you becoming so dehydrated? Main thing, as we all say though, see a doctor!

Cheers

DtG