Improve Your Sleep And Reduce Your Risk Of Diabetes

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) reports there is growing evidence linking sleep deprivation and sleep disorders to the development, or worsening, of diabetes. The AASM encourages those who regularly fail to get a sufficient amount of sleep to seek professional help for their sleep problem in order to reduce their risk of developing or further aggravating their diabetes.

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Getting too little sleep or poor quality sleep leads to have worse blood sugar control. Whether sleep deprivation makes diabetes worse or diabetes interferes with sleep, diabetes patients should get enough sleep.

Diabetes linked to sleep problems and vice-versa:

People with diabetes have problems in controlling their blood sugar levels if they get insufficient sleep. Mostly, in type 2 diabetes the sleep problems are common.

ype 2 diabetes is characterized by poor blood sugar control that does not result from low levels of insulin, but results from lack of sensitivity of cells to receive glucose.

Diabetes can lead to sleep problems through its association with obesity. Fat deposits in the throat and uvula cause airway narrowing, thereby leading to snoring and sleep apnea. These disorders further worsen the quality of sleep and put the individual in a serious illness such as heart attack. Oxygen deprivation caused by sleep apnea can be harmful.

Person with sleep apnea should take the treatment of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) that delivers air into the airway through a nasal mask. The air flow creates enough pressure during inhalation to keep the airway open. This is the effective treatment to cure snoring and sleep apnea.

Control your blood sugar with lifestyle changes:

Blood sugar can be controlled through lifestyle, supplements and drugs. Low carbohydrate and high protein diet are shown to be effective in maintaining normal blood sugar levels. if the person is obese, losing weight increases the ability of cells to take in glucose and thereby decreasing high levels of blood sugar.

Regular exercise improves metabolism and gets much glucose out of the blood into your cells. Follow a diet plan that is suitable for controlling blood sugar.