Do you have Type 2 diabetes and find yourself not sleeping well at night? When was the last time you slept like a baby for more than six hours straight?
Sleeping problems are in the type of diabetes. Type factory in the article published by Medscape Education Internal Medicine, sleep disorders are one of the most common symptoms seen in people with this form of diabetes. In fact, as stated in a study acquired in the St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and published by Sleep Medicine in September 2001, adults with Type 2 diabetes had a higher chance of developing insomnia, morning sleepiness and drowsiness, compared to adults with a normal blood sugar level.
What are the reasons for sleep issues and disorders in Type 2 diabetics?
1. Peripheral neuropathy: If you have peripheral neuropathy, you feel feel something as rough or smooth, cold or hot, sharp or dull. If you have peripheral neuropathy, those feelings are diminished. Damage to the nerve endings in both your upper and lower extremitudes, is a common disorder in people with Type 2 diabetes according to the study published by Sleep Disorder . Who could possibly sleep in the face of nagging pain and discomfort in their legs? Peripheral neuropathy can be so disturbing it can not affect your sleep.
2. Having Type 2 diabetes can increase increase your chances of developing sleep apnea: According to a study acquired in the MedStar Research Institute, Hyattsville, Maryland, the results of which were published in the 2003 issue of Diabetes Care, obesity-related Type 2 diabetes is a large risk factor in the development of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is seen as abnormal breathing pauses and abnormal low breathing during sleep. As analyzed by the researchers of this particular type of sleeping disorder in the case of Type 2 diabetes may be a centrally located problem, meaning inside the brain, rather than an obstructive symptom caused by obesity. warranted to establish this fact.
3. Unstable blood sugar levels can cause sleep disorders : A study acquired in the Rambam Medical Center and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel and published in the Journal of Pediatrics in 2003 state unstable blood sugar levels can play pattern a role in sleep pattern disturbance in diabetics. further, a rapid increase in blood sugar levels normally results in waking up from a restful sleep. further, further research and clinical studies are necessary to further prove this finding.
