Diabetes and Nightmares
By qbranchltd
@qbranchltd (129)
United States
February 7, 2008 4:38pm CST
I have just read that a drop in blood glucose levels during the night in diabetics will cause nightmares. This is interesting because the two of us both have diabetes and have frequent nightmares.
If you are a diabetic, do you have frequent nightmares?
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@freak369 (5113)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I read that there are some test studies about blood sugar levels and sleep patterns. It could make sense that any sharp drop could not only effect sleep but dream pasterns too. I am a diabetic but I have always had really bad nightmares and night terrors / tremors.
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@qbranchltd (129)
• United States
9 Feb 08
If you are not diabetic then your blood sugar should not drop dramatically while you sleep - but, it your blood sugar did drop it would effect you the same way.
BUT - Big BUT - this is not the only reason for nightmares and disturbed sleep. One does not indicate the other.
