RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 “I’ve Had an Alarm Set for 3:00 a.m. for Decades”: The Impact of Type 1 Diabetes on Sleep
JF Clinical Diabetes
JO diaclin
FD American Diabetes Association
SP cd200026
DO 10.2337/cd20-0026
A1 Bispham, Jeoffrey A.
A1 Hughes, Allyson S.
A1 Fan, Ludi
A1 Perez-Nieves, Magaly
A1 McAuliffe-Fogarty, Alicia H.
YR 2021
UL http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2021/01/23/cd20-0026.abstract
AB There is a dearth of research characterizing the impact of caring for a minor with type 1 diabetes on a caregiver’s sleep. This study used focus groups of people with type 1 diabetes and caregivers of minors with type 1 diabetes to explore the experience of how diabetes affects sleep. The occurrence of both unanticipated and planned sleep disruptions led to the majority of participants reporting that their sleep was considerably affected by diabetes. Despite the improvement in blood glucose management that diabetes technology devices can provide, people with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers still report sleep disruption and sleep loss resulting from overnight diabetes management.