Sleep Deprivation And Increased Risk Of Diabetes Strikes Again
January 3, 2008 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
How many times before have I mentioned the importance of sleep and your bodies ability to regulate glucose? A few at least. There is yet further proof to this theory and I have been holding off writing about it due to it being somewhat repetitive, but I have seen it so frequently that I think it is worth another mention.
The US team discovered that volunteers who were roused whenever they were about to fall into the deepest sleep developed insulin resistance. This inability of the body to recognize normal insulin signals leads to high blood sugar levels, weight gain …read more
Update On My Blood Sugars, Up And Down…
April 21, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Just a little update. The other day I wrote that my blood sugar was very high. Well, it stayed like that through Thursday. It was between 245 and 500. I felt fuzzy but was surprised at how quickly I adapted to the high blood sugar
Yesterday AM I saw the doctor. While driving there on I95 I started to get very shaky and started to sweat. I checked my sugar at a stop light after getting off the highway. 47! Uh huh, low indeed. I still had 2 miles or so to …read more




