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Melatonin can cause high blood sugar
stacicali
Posts: 137 Member
Just wanted to pass this along since many of us are keeping an eye on our blood sugar due to the increased risk of diabetes:
http://blog.dansplan.com/research-reveals-an-odd-connection-between-melatonin-and-type-2-diabetes/
http://blog.dansplan.com/research-reveals-an-odd-connection-between-melatonin-and-type-2-diabetes/
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I have never had any success using Melatonin. I tried it several years back, and I never noticed any issue with blood sugar, but I didn't take it long either. Seemed fairly pointless at the time, and my sugars seemed to be more of a non-issue back then... Will read the article later.1
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Dang it! I take it every night!1
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You could be ok if you aren't part of the population that has the mutation that is hyper-sensitive to it. I realized I felt terrible the mornings after taking melatonin and got curious. In snooping around, I realized this stuff is prescription-only in Europe, and they think we're crazy for handing it out like candy here.0
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I take it every night, too! Hmm ...0
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FWIW, I have taken it every night since maybe October and when I had blood work done last month, my A1C had dropped from 5.5 (a year ago) to 4.9. Although my FBG had gone from 80 to 91. Hmm ...0
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for those who said they take it every night - do you notice it still helps you? my understanding is that its not meant to be taken long-term... i have used it in the past but only for short-term periods of times1
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