Multiple individual sleep health dimensions (satisfaction, regularity, and duration) are associated with diabetes symptoms, precursors to micro-and macrovascular complications, among young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Nearly half of young adults with T1DM develop vascular complications; however, modifiable contributors of diabetes symptoms, including sleep health, have been understudied.
Methods:
This cross-sectional quantitative descriptive study involved the completion of multiple validated self-report questionnaires and the collection of raw continuous glucose monitor and diary data over a 14-day period. The sleep health composite score was calculated by summing the number of dimensions with “good” sleep health. Chronotype was estimated with the 19-item Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the associations between the independent variables (sleep health composite and chronotype) and diabetes symptom burden. Covariates, including age, race, sex at birth, T1D duration, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion use, and hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C), were considered to determine their contribution to these relationships.
Results:
One hundred nineteen young adults with T1DM who were aged 18 to 26 years were included in this study from 2 cohorts. Higher sleep health composite scores were associated with a lower overall diabetes symptom burden, even after adjusting for covariates in the linear regression models. Initially, a later chronotype was linked to a higher diabetes symptom burden, but this association became insignificant after accounting for HbA1C levels.
Conclusion:
Improving multiple dimensions of sleep health may alleviate the diabetes symptom burden among young adults with T1DM.
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