HBA1c is 6.5

Reemap · Aug 17, 2020

Hello,

my last HBA1c was 5.3 in feb 2020.. got my latest HBA1c report today and it’s 6.5...
It’s very upsetting and feeling sad. the drastic change in last 6 months was my sleep pattern .. I slept only for 4 to 5 hrs at night . Can this be the result for High HBA1c..
Anyone felt this before ..

ert · Aug 17, 2020

I'm sorry about your results. Lack of sleep does affect blood sugars.
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/link-between-lack-sleep-and-type-2-diabetes
'These effects have been seen with getting between four and a half to six hours of sleep per night. In particular, a decrease in slow-wave (or “deep”) sleep—which is thought to be the most restorative stage of sleep—seems to play a major role in maintaining proper insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control.'

Mbaker · Aug 17, 2020

A lack of sleep affects hunger, insulin sensitivity, fat loss (lack of), basically it underpins health. It might be worthwhile looking into as many natural ways of improving this as possible.

Reemap · Aug 17, 2020

In Response said:
@Reemap as @ert mentioned, getting the right amount of sleep is important to our diabetes management ... and other parts of our health. I would also add that lack of sleep can be indicative of other issues like stress which can also cause our blood sugars to rise.
Take care of your self, Reemap, and see this as evidence you need more sleep. It is much better to know so you can do something about it than to live in ignorance.

On a lighter note (and not wanting to belittle how you are feeling, Reemap, or the advice from ert), sometimes, our typos know more than we think - a Lake of sleep would be wonderful

Thanks a lot for your reply..
lake of sleep would be quiet good .. ha ha ha ..from today I am going to have good amount of night sleep.

Reemap · Aug 17, 2020

Mbaker said:
A lack of sleep affects hunger, insulin sensitivity, fat loss (lack of), basically it underpins health. It might be worthwhile looking into as many natural ways of improving this as possible.

Yes I will sleep
Well

HBA1c is 6.5

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