Why does diabetic patients suffer from sleep disorders?
Low blood sugar level may be a cause of sleep disturbances
Internal medicine doctor and German diabetes specialist Dr. Igor Alexander Harsh said that sleep disturbances in diabetics have several reasons, most notably the urgent desire to urinate due to high blood sugar levels.
The kidneys get rid of the excess sugar through the urine.
He added that the cause of sleep disturbances may lie in some diuretic diabetes medications.
Low blood sugar may also be a cause.
Harsh pointed out that diabetes damages the nerves, which appears in the form of tingling and burning in the legs, which disturbs patients and takes away sleep from their eyes.
For patients with type 2 diabetes, sleep disturbances may be due to nocturnal heartburn, which is a symptom of obesity that is usually associated with diabetes.
In any case, sleep disturbances require a consultation with the attending doctor
These disorders can be countered through adapting therapy and controlling blood sugar levels.
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