Researchers have long known that sleep and type 2 diabetes are somehow related, as people who maintain poor sleep schedules are at greater risk of diabetes.
A new study by Swedish researchers can now help us fill in the gaps.
It all lies in a naturally produced sleep hormone that many people also take as a supplement. And it’s claimed to be completely safe.
Be warned, however: avoid this “safe” sleep aid like the plague if you’re suffering (or at risk of) type 2 diabetes as it will skyrocket your blood sugar level.
The journal Cell Metabolism has just printed an article by a team of Swedish scientists in which they demonstrated how an increase in the sleep hormone melatonin reduces the body’s release of insulin.
The scientists directly tested the effects of melatonin on the pancreatic beta cells of mice.
In the presence of melatonin, pancreatic beta cells are triggered to produce only a little insulin. When melatonin is scarce, they are triggered to produce a lot.
What does this mean?
Type 2 diabetes is caused by low levels of insulin or insulin resistance by your cells.
Our bodies use melatonin to keep our sleep schedules regular. Its release is at its highest during the darkest hours of the night and at its lowest during the brightest daylight hours.
That is why many people use a melatonin supplement at night when they want to go to sleep. They believe that their bodies produce too little melatonin and need more of it to allow them to sleep.
The new study reveals that supplementation with melatonin is a poor choice if you’re at risk of or already suffer type 2 diabetes as it artificially lowers your body’s production of insulin. Which leads to sky-high blood glucose levels.
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