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How poor sleep affects your blood sugar

If you’re someone who is struggling with blood sugar issues, one of the things it can sometimes contribute to is poor sleep. The opposite is true too… bad sleep will lead to higher blood sugar levels the following day.

If you’d like to improve your blood sugar and get better sleep at the same time, it’s important to understand how sleep affects your blood sugar levels. First, you won’t sleep as well if your blood sugar levels are too high. It could be harder to fall asleep, and you may toss and turn all night.

And the next day: Your blood sugar levels will actually go up if you don’t get enough sleep. It’s a vicious cycle, one that can be very difficult to break. Just know that there are 10s of millions if not 100s of millions of people just in the US alone experiencing the same issues.
The good news? Controlling your blood sugar can increase sleep quality.

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