It's rotten when you can't sleep
But then if I hadn't woken up at 3am and in desperation decided to use the computer to send myself off to sleep again, I wouldn't have discovered this useful website for diabetes information.
Take a look at http://www.diabetesaction.org/site/PageServer?pagename=index
And what's the kicker as I sit here at my PC in the wee small hours of Saturday morning when I should actually be fast asleep? It's that lack of sleep really is not good for diabetics! If you're sleep-depived then your fasting blood sugar levels are higher, insulin secretion is lower and cortisol levels are higher, which contributes further to high fasting blood sugar levels and increased insulin resistance.
The art with diabetes is management, and it's a life-long process. So, I need to find a way to get a better night's sleep.
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Too bad you can\'t sleep I\'m waking too early myself like an hour later than you. Thats a good site. I got one that I got off of my needles box.
http://www.bddiabetes.com/us/
You can subscribe to their e-letter it is pretty informative
i cant ever sleep either, but for me it\'s just because my life\'s so up in the air at the moment.. I can\'t imagine how strong you must be to have pain like that all the time.. but u really are a strong person! for sure! I\'m usually up at 3am too, but since we\'re off abit on time difference, just what 6 to 7hrs!! LOL! I guess we\'ll just have to wait until we\'re both contacted.. get some rest!! talk to ya later!