Depending on where you live in the United States, daylight savings time is here once again. It has pros and cons. Some people don’t like losing an hour of sleep, yet others like the extra daylight. The time change can impact circadian functions, which intern can lead to dysfunction and metabolic, behavioral and cognitive abilities. This can throw off not only sleep cycles, but blood glucose levels. If in the days and weeks to come, you are helping a person problem solve variable blood glucose levels, think about the following:
1. Did the person change the time on their insulin pump?
2. Is their body still having metabolic/hormonal changes while adjusting to the time change? Might they need medication adjustments including insulin pump
setting changes?
3. Has the person changed their eating or activities resulting in a new blood glucose pattern? Might they need a potential medication or insulin pump setting change?
Does daylight savings affect people with diabetes? I think we can all agree, everyBODY is different.
- WPLNG Board