To some, this may seem like common sense. But to others who are really caught up in the fast lane of their lives and “getting things done”, they might after a moment of self reflection see how this may relate to them.

Ivanhoe’s has an article about this shows a few trends regarding this along with things to consider. There is some new research from the University of Chicago which indicates under their conditions how much better the Diabetic patients blood glucose levels were when well rested and given more sleep.

“Researchers found, on average, the 161 black patients in the study got very little sleep and had poor glucose control. The average length of sleep was six hours a night. Only 6 percent said they got eight hours of sleep on weeknights; 22 percent said they got at least seven hours. The median HbA1c score was high—at 8.3 percent.”

It seems that the study was some what lacking as they don’t show the progress of those who started to get better sleep, but it gives indications of the trends and patterns. Personally I find deprived sleep definitely affects my blood sugar as does excess stress. Of course deprived sleep can definitely contribute to added stress.

“Researchers report lack of sleep or poor quality sleep is closely associated with higher HbA1c scores. Patients with sleep problems and at least one complication of diabetes—nerve pain, kidney damage or coronary artery disease—are more likely to see their HbA1c go up.

Researchers report the trend of more people burning the candle at both ends may play a big role in the diabetes epidemic we now have. They conclude one way to slow down the epidemic may be to avoid building a chronic sleep debt.”

Here is the complete store on how a Lack of Sleep Affects Health of Diabetics

• Type-1 diabetes don’t wake up from low blood sugar?
• 5 tips to keep your glucose levels balanced during sleep
• Passionate About Motivating Others……to step up!
• Study: High blood glucose gets in embryonic cells via proteins
• The Affects of Stress on Diabetes
• Diabetes studies on the positive effects of online diabetes management

This entry was posted on Sunday, September 24th, 2006 at 1:23 pm and is filed under Diabetes News, Diabetic Health, Glucose Management.
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