Diabetes people know that controlling blood sugar is a long-term war, and the sleep we’re talking about today is one of the key battles in this war. Good sleep, for diabetics, is like a high-quality ammunition that helps us better control the condition!
Why is sleep so important to people with diabetes? When we sleep, we’re not free! It would go into a series of magical self-rehabilitation and regulation. For diabetics, good sleep helps stabilize blood sugar. If the sleep is inadequate or the quality of the sleep is poor, the body is like an imbalanced balance, and hormones are disordered. For example, the hormonal of cortisol, which is likely to rise, is like a naughty little demon that can interfere with insulin, making blood sugar more difficult to control. Besides, bad sleep can affect our appetites, and it might make us more interested in high-heat food, which is a real problem for controlling blood sugar.
It’s important to prepare for bed! One or two hours before you go to sleep, avoid using electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, etc. The blue light that comes out of these electrons is like a little monster, which inhibits the secretion of the melancholy, which is the “sleeping guard” in our body, without which we can hardly sleep. You can try to get a hot bath or a foot before you go to sleep, and it’s like having a relaxing massage of the whole body. If you like to read, it’s a good choice to see some easy paper books, but not because they’re too exciting, or the brain’s too excited to sleep.
A regular sleep time is also critical. Every day trying to get to bed and get up at the same time, like setting an accurate biological clock for the body. Even on weekends, it doesn’t take much time to adapt better. If you lie in bed for more than 30 minutes and you can’t sleep, then don’t lie in bed in a hurry, get up and do something quiet, like listening to soft music, and then go back to bed.
In addition, diabetes patients pay special attention to low blood sugar at night, which may affect our sleep. If you sweat at night, panic or have nightmares, it could be low blood sugar. You can have a little snack before you go to sleep, like a little wheat bread, a few cookies, but don’t eat too much, so it doesn’t affect blood sugar.
Sleep is our body’s gas station, and for diabetics, it’s a secret weapon to control the condition. Sleep well, let’s be more powerful on the road to fighting diabetes, and protect our sweet dreams, our health!
