Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Human sleep is composed of different sleep stages, of which slow wave sleep (SWS) is an important modulator of glucose regulation. Curtailment of sleep duration in general and of slow wave sleep (SWS) in particular reduces glucose tolerance in healthy subjects. Previously, we have reported that a single night of partial sleep deprivation reduces insulin sensitivity by 15–20% in patients with type 1 diabetes. We hypothesized that this effect could be a conseque...

Introduction: Sleep restriction and/or impaired sleep quality negatively influence glucoregulation. The aim of this study was to assess subjective sleep parameters in patients with type 1 diabetes, to relate sleep parameters to long-term glycaemic control, and to assess possible risk factors for impaired sleep.Research design and methods: We studied 99 adult patients with type 1 diabetes (55M, 44F, duration of diabetes 26.9±1.2 years) and 99 age-, g...