Tools to decrease hypoglycemia may improve sleep quality in young diabetics: Study
Improved hypoglycemia can be linked to quality sleep in the youth suffering from Type-1 diabetes, suggests a study published in the Diabetes journal and presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 81st Scientific Session.
Quality sleep is important for youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their parents, yet disrupted sleep due to diabetes-related awakenings is common.
Diabetes-related sleep disturbance is a common event in the youth suffering from Type-1 diabetes as well as their parents. To achieve quality sleep, increased time-in-range (TIR, 70-180 mg/dL) and decreased time in hypoglycemia (<70 mg/dL) may be beneficial.
A study was conducted by a group of U.S.A researchers to assess the linkages between pediatric blood sugar levels and quality sleep measures.
The researchers conducted an observational study, wherein they selected a total of 26 children belonging to the age group of 3-17 years and their one parent each. All the participants had their sleep and glycemia data collected. Time-in-range and the duration of hypoglycemia were observed for an entire day, and the data obtained were compared with total sleep time (TST), sleep efficiency, wake-time after sleep onset (WASO), and several awakenings. They utilized 'Linear mixed models' to evaluate the associations between the sleep variables with Time-in-range and hypoglycemia.
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