I wonder if sugar friends have ever experienced a situation in which they can sleep again when they’ve had a good day and no stress, but they’ve had nightmares all the time. Don’t blame the sun’s stress or the pillow’s not comfortable, but there might be a “sweet” killer behind it — blood sugar swings!
At night, as our body enters a state of rest, it is actually busy doing an important task — regulating blood sugar. For sugar friends, if the control of blood sugar is not stable enough, the process of regulating can become too intense, resulting in a high and low level of blood sugar. And it is this kind of blood sugar swing, especially low blood sugar, that may interfere with our sleep cycle, allow us to enter the vortex of our dreams without realizing them, and even have some disturbing dreams.
When blood sugar is too low, the brain may not have access to sufficient energy, which affects our nervous system and makes it easier to generate negative feelings of anxiety, fear, etc., which in their dreams can turn into horror scenes or scenarios. So if you find yourself often awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, you might want to check your blood sugar level to see if it’s low.
Now that we know that blood sugar is the cause of nightmares, we can do something about it. First, to ensure a reasonable balance in their diet and to avoid excessive intake of sugar and carbohydrates; secondly, to monitor blood sugar levels on a regular basis and to detect and adjust treatments in a timely manner; and lastly, to maintain regularity and proper exercise is important! Not only will it help us stabilize our blood sugar levels, but it will also improve the quality of our sleep!
All in all, sugar friends can have nightmares in the middle of the night for many reasons, not just for stress. Understanding these causes and responding to them are essential to improve the quality of sleep and quality of life of sugar friends. It is to be hoped that every sugary fellow will have a safe sleep, be free from nightmares, better control diabetes and enjoy a healthy life.
