lack of sleep and its effect on carb ratios?

[mids1999]

Any one have any idea about what happens to your carb ratios and insulin sensitivity when you do not sleep?

I couldn't sleep last night and now I am confused.
Do I take my morning ratio and stay on my regular schedule as if I did sleep, start with my mid day ratio, use my evening ratio or something else?

My ratio's are as follows.
Morning 5.5:1
Mid Day 10:1
Evening 12:1

[rzrbks]

best article I found

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2004/20041206-sleep.html

says that eveb two nights of lack of sleep boosts your carb requirements and rasies insulin resistence

[mids1999]

Thanks for the info.

I know this probably is a dumb question but do those levels return to normal after you are well rested?

[rzrbks]

but do those levels return to normal after you are well rested?



according to the article, yes.

[poodlebone]

My sleep habits are very poor. I go to bed around 2:00am usually. My annoying new cat wakes me around 5:00-5:30. I get up, go to the bathroom, lock him oit of the bedroom and try to fall asleep. Cat starts meowing outside the door. I get up, he runs and hides. I hunt him down, lock him in the bathroom, go back to bed and shut my bedroom door. I can still hear him complaining, as the bathroom is right next to the bedroom. Some mornings I fall asleep again for a short time but mostly I'm awake from the time he first starts acting up.

Sunday night I had looked at the clock, it was close to midnight. I thought that I should get to bed early for once, then got sidetracked. Looked at the clock again, 2:54am. I knew it was wrong. Nope, all clocks read the same. I still had to put sheets on my bed and put my laundry away. 4:00am, figured it was best to just stay up.

My BG levels throughout the night (Sunday through the wee hours of Monday) were great. I ate breakfast 2.5 hours earlier than usual, using my regular breakfast ratio. My numbers all Monday were great.

While I don't normally stay awake all night (it was a total of about 38 hours, by the time I went to bed Monday night) I do usually only get a few hours of sleep each night. 3-4 continuous hours at most, and maybe another 30-60 minutes after I've been woken, if I'm lucky.

My ratios are:
breakfast 1:20
lunch 1:22
dinner 1:25

I wonder if I'd need even less insulin if I actually got 8 hours of sleep each night. I've been barely using 20 units TDD lately, and I eat plenty of carbs.