Sleep and blood sugar

judyvalentine512

Does anyone have any information about how sleep affects blood sugar? I don't sleep well anymore. I'm afraid of heights, and I live on the 14th floor. I've been having dreams about falling off the balcony, or one of my grand-daughters falling off with me.
I usually wake up 2 times a night. This morning, the snow removal folks were working in the parking lot across from my how. At 3:00, the back-up warning bells were ringing.

I would say, it's been a good month now that I haven't been sleeping well, and just wonder if that would affect my blood sugar in the morning?

wdnisbet

I wish I could point you to some specific information, articles etc, but I know of none. I do know I have been hearing about possible connections between weight control and sleep problems for a couple of years now. These seem to occur together in a lot of people, maybe more often for women. But I have never heard anything which suggests which might be cause or effect. Would be interesting to know if there have been any real studies or if this is all just conjecture.

I do know in my own case that poor sleep and screwy (way up and down) sugar readings often go hand in hand.

wdnisbet

I just saw a thread on here from Oct 2014 called sleep and fbg. It's a short one but it might interest you.

JaneKnoll1

If I don't sleep well or am stressed out m then my bs is higher in the morning.

phxteach

it is likely due to a disruption of natural cortisol cycles but I do not know where I would send you for info. Have you tried magnesium, calcium, potassium, melatonin? My natural doctor prescribed me a product called Cortisol Manager. It has several different herbs, etc. Might look into that. I do notice when I take it (can afford to!), that it does seem to lower the fasting glucose level.