sleep

Hello folks, I've just read about a new study by the University of South Australia, which has found a link between troubled sleep and Type 2 diabetes. They say that there are about one million adults in Australia with Type 2 diabetes, and over 422 million worldwide. In their study, they found...

Hello, I would like to have relaxing and pleasant songs to de-stress. What are your recommendations? Thank you very much

Something on YouTube that looks quite interesting. Basic message is going to sleep early and having good quality quality of sleep results in lower blood glucose levels after eating. Could be difficult for some to implement with work etc.

Posting some early results from an Australian study into the impacts of Covid on sleep which have just been published. I was a participant in the survey. Link and PDF below. https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.9354

Just thought I'd put this out there in case there's anyone else not getting a proper nights sleep. Quick background - I've never been a great sleeper, but it started getting worse during 2020 and by November / December I was often waking at 2 - 3 in the morning and it sometimes took another 2...

Hi all as some may already know i struggle with my sleep & i know its a important for my diabetes control and my mental and physical health. Has anyone been to a sleep clinic? . Has it helped them with their sleep? Im going to ask my gp to refer me since its definitely effecting my life...

Does anybody else experience constant tiredness? Just wondering if it's at all related to diabetes. It doesn't seem to matter how much sleep I get or how active I am during the day I am tired from the minute I wake in a morning. I've tried sleeping less as a friend suggested I may be sleeping...

Hi, I am a teenager and I have only been diagnosed for maybe 8 months. This whole time I have been struggling to get proper sleep, because my blood sugar goes extremely high overnight and I have to wake up to go to the toilet and inject some insulin. For example, before sleep last night my bg...

Hi. I haven't been able to sleep on and off for 2 years now. GP told me to look online for tips and listen to calm music. I thought maybe it's my diabetes but I found that most people with high blood sugar readings fall asleep quite easily. My blood sugars have been playing up for 5 years and...

I was diagnosed with Diabetes 2 three years ago and have been stable with daily insulin injections. Suddenly, I have been experiencing hypoglycemic reactions periodically within an hour of my daily injection. The symptoms include a severe diminution in my ability to communicate, sweats...

Well according to google.. "The fact that blinking eyes rapidly for 1 or 2 minutes helps falling asleep faster is due to the basic muscle nature. ... Same things happens with blinking eye rapidly. When you blink eyes, the muscles accompanying blinking get tired. So with your muscles exhausted...

I use an app called "Sleep Better" or "Pillow Automatic Sleep Tracker" to see my sleeping stats

Hello fellow type 1s. I have recently started Tresiba insulin on 4 units once a day which seems to be working well. I'm a slow diabetic was diagnosed August 2016, so still have my own insulin. Overnight my levels regularly drop in the 4s once I had a 3.7. I'm always worried if it goes into 4s I...

Hey guys. I'm looking for some closure or an answer for my problem. I was diagnosed in Feb with type1 following an accident. I also have been living with a under active thyroid. Im 32. I'e been winging it since Feb and learning about what the hell is going on with my body And trying to get...

This survey is specific for people with type 1 diabetes. Please answer the following 8 quick questions to help people with type 1 diabetes and their sleeping issues. If you are answering on behalf of somebody with type 1 thank you very much! https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/D9GT8YP

I have Type 2 borderline Diabetes -- morning measurement runs 110-120 typically. I suffer from major sleep issues that ran in my maternal family amo g about 5 people that I know of. My mom, me, my youngest son, two maternal cousins (mother & daughter). This started with me in about 2002 when I...

Hi people, i'm new on the forum and was diagnosed with type 2 a couple of years ago. Mostly day to day i don't feel like diabetes affects me, so long as i am up and about and at work. However my problems always seem to revolve around sleep, getting to sleep and then waking up. My diet is...

Slept though until 5am last night! Hooray! I'm normally up about 3 or 4 times during the night, but last night was different. Not only did I not wake until 5, I also had a lovely dream where I was getting thinner, and could actually feel that, my stomach didn't ache, my bad knee didn't wake me...