This episode is all about Sleep!

Before 2020, before diabetes issues entered my life, I had always gotten by on between 4 and 6 hours sleep a night. Eight hours of sleep seemed excessive but 4-6 hours was doable if I had naps on the weekend. It was usual for me to return from the gym on Saturday or Sunday, have a protein shake or some other high-protein meal and then have a nap. The nap could last between 1 and 3 hours. If I went for a long bike ride in the afternoon, there would be no nap.

Somewhere in this, a sleep deficit would accumulate. Looking back, I must have had a sleep deficit of varying levels for several years depending on the activities I was involved in, and the level of stress those activities created.

However, being well rested is about more than just how many hours you sleep. As a result, the terms sleep deficiency or sleep insufficiency are more frequently used to describe factors that reduce the quantity and/or quality of sleep and keep a person from waking up refreshed. For example, a person who sleeps for a total of eight hours but with many awakenings that fragment their sleep may have insufficient sleep even though their sleep duration technically meets the recommended amount. (Eric Suni and Alex Dimitriu, "Sleep Deprivation: Understanding the Hidden Consequences,"  (2024).)

Sleep loss can lead to higher risks of serious health problems, including Type 2 Diabetes.

Research has shown that sleep deprivation and insulin resistance may be linked.

Insulin is one of the main Hormones in the Human Body, there are 64 in total. Seep insufficiency affects all hormones, but being a diabetic, I am interested in the effect on the bodies ability to manage blood sugar and sleep disorders.

There is more information in the book where I cover:

• Sleep Deficit - meaning and consequences
• Blood Sugar Levels and Sleep
• How Diabates technology can improve sleep
• Complications
• How much sleep do we need?

In the next Episode, we look at Stress.

My book, Prevent & Revise Naturally Type 2 Diabetes has been updated. The paperback and eBook versions are available on Amazon at the links below. Both are in full colour and over 300 pages. The paperback is a beautiful print book - US Letter size - that is, 8.5 x 11 inches.

Music from Epidemic Sound - Langvaga – by Strom

Paperback

https://www.amazon.ca/Prevent-Reverse-Naturally-Type-Diabetes/dp/B0CJ4B47G3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=J63I80XL2WRF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BtpqwK5k0o_rREer3heXizr8UAVqQIA1-e739QHUvkHtZIZPQOCsT6jM_1rGHZCdGMdIw6hV0PlZ-H-mduJnnAzuCOOjlPNg0ft7XNUkTZQNqJcofqOQG_Qx0M4yBlYFwX_-5hkH63x15J-oidF6OSf77JYTXtRhoZ3lq1ZNucg1vb6UraJyrN1PaoYM3YBUCnvegQpdNWfp9iNBrsrJ5B_3XcZvTNpaLyBFP3vD4HLDYhpa-zhHxxezUglTnTu1lIUhK6mtcINzHisJRjWvYs5hZMD_7KmXrI3fpV4Bpys.F9Ji6x9M8S4PTM-tD_shdQmypP_6VJ0hEtAu3Q2yKzw&dib_tag=se&keywords=Mark+A.+Ashford&qid=1709057174&sprefix=mark+a+ashford%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

eBook

https://www.amazon.ca/Prevent-Reverse-Naturally-Type-Diabetes-ebook/dp/B0CJ6S1TN1/ref=sr_1_2?crid=J63I80XL2WRF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BtpqwK5k0o_rREer3heXizr8UAVqQIA1-e739QHUvkHtZIZPQOCsT6jM_1rGHZCdGMdIw6hV0PlZ-H-mduJnnAzuCOOjlPNg0ft7XNUkTZQNqJcofqOQG_Qx0M4yBlYFwX_-5hkH63x15J-oidF6OSf77JYTXtRhoZ3lq1ZNucg1vb6UraJyrN1PaoYM3YBUCnvegQpdNWfp9iNBrsrJ5B_3XcZvTNpaLyBFP3vD4HLDYhpa-zhHxxezUglTnTu1lIUhK6mtcINzHisJRjWvYs5hZMD_7KmXrI3fpV4Bpys.F9Ji6x9M8S4PTM-tD_shdQmypP_6VJ0hEtAu3Q2yKzw&dib_tag=se&keywords=Mark+A.+Ashford&qid=1709057215&sprefix=mark+a+ashford%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-2