Pre-diabetes study finds benefit in brighter days and dimmer evenings

[helvella]

The Guardian has another interesting study which might well resonate with some members.

I think this line really meshes the paper into thyroid issues:

“We know that a disturbed metabolism is so important in the development of diabetes, so if we have ways to improve that, we should do them,”

Issues with brightness, need for light and darkness, etc., have often been mentioned here.

Pre-diabetes study finds benefit in brighter days and dimmer evenings

Increased light exposure during daytime is shown to help improve blood sugar control

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Close relationship of thyroid dysfunction and diabetes

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[janeroar]

This is so fascinating. My sleep has definitely got worse over the last few years and I’m conscious I’m on screens a lot in the evening. I don’t have diabetes luckily but I wonder whether having hashis it’s what’s making me more sensitive to light and therefore affecting sleep. I wake around 4am and then find it hard to sleep.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to janeroar]

I have several times posted my experience - often related to the fact I take my levothyroxine at bed-time:

Before diagnosis, my sleep was badly disturbed. Typically, I would fall asleep fairly easily. Then wake up after something like half an hour to two hours. Once woken I'd be unable to get back to sleep - often till dawn, or at all.

Once I started on levothyroxine, my sleep slowly improved. By the time I was taking an adequate dose, bad nights were unusual - just an occasional night where I might wake up for a while. Now, after years, I sleep very easily and deeply and rarely wake at all. If I do, I get back to sleep quickly.

[janeroar in reply to helvella]

That sounds wonderfulI’ve tried taking my dose before going to bed but it’s not worked for me.

I also need to take HRT at night so it’s a clash of the hormones 😊

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to janeroar]

And Clash of the Titans was bad enough.

Any possibility of split-dosing? At least as a trial, if not permanently.

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Yet another thing I've been saying for years Sleep/Rest is so intertwined with blood sugars.

Knew someone that was diabetic worked all day then spent night in Casinos then up next day early. I said to him you can't keep doing that need sleep as that bad feel you get when tired in morning is Pancreas taking a hit and blood sugars crash as the body needs to get fire lit as needs heat etc (We think dead now as heard was pretty ill)

I now myself from working long days then esp spring/summer when light earlier as get's lighter feel dam awful like a vampire need darkness! is just like batteries have died.