Fix Your Sleep, Fix Your Health: A Guide to Blood Sugar Balance - AI Podcast

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Sleeping fewer than six hours a night leads to greater blood sugar swings and less stable glucose levels throughout the day
Going to bed late — even if total sleep time is adequate — disrupts glucose control and increases the risk of metabolic dysfunction
The worst glycemic instability was seen in people with both short sleep and consistently late bedtimes
Brain scans show that poor sleep blocks glucose from reaching memory centers, impairing your ability to recall and learn new information
Simple changes like morning sunlight exposure, blocking blue light at night and establishing a regular bedtime routine help optimize your sleep to restore glucose balance and protect brain function

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom.
0:04.0	Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go.
0:09.0	No reading required. Subscribe for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights.
0:14.0	Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom.
0:18.0	I'm Ethan Foster, your host.
0:20.0	And today we'll be discussing how
0:22.0	better sleep can balance blood sugar and support memory. We'll explore why sleeping fewer than
0:27.6	six hours a night leads to glucose swings, how late bedtimes can disrupt your metabolic functions,
0:33.7	and what that means for your long-term health. I'm joined by Alara Sky, who focuses on natural health insights.
0:40.5	Ilar, thank you for adding your perspective to this conversation.
0:44.1	Thanks for having me, Ethan.
0:45.7	I'm looking forward to explaining how consistent, high-quality sleep is crucial for
0:50.8	stabilizing blood sugar and strengthening memory.
0:53.8	Researchers have found that even
0:55.4	moderate reductions in sleep duration can trigger greater blood sugar swings throughout the day. Over time,
1:02.3	that's strongly linked to insulin resistance and an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes.
1:08.1	Let's begin with some background from a J-A-M-A network open study.
1:13.1	It tracked over a thousand adults between the ages of 46 and 83 for almost a decade, looking
1:19.0	at how their sleep duration and timing affected daily blood sugar regulation.
1:23.6	Those who regularly slept fewer than six hours showed a notable increase in glycemic variability,
1:29.2	meaning their blood sugar spiked and crashed in a more dramatic pattern.
1:33.3	It's interesting to note that late bedtimes were just as significant.
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