{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Best T1D Year","title":"T1D Sleep Stages Explained: Why You're Exhausted After 7 Hours of Sleep","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":411,"description":"SHOW NOTES:\nYou slept seven hours. By any reasonable measure, that should be enough. You woke up feeling like you slept four. You weren't imagining it.\nThis episode breaks down sleep stages -- light sleep, deep sleep, REM -- and explains exactly where type 1 diabetes disrupts the sequence. The most important stage, slow-wave sleep (NREM Stage 3), is where your body does its deepest repair work: growth hormone release, cellular recovery, immune restocking, brain waste clearance. T1D adults get measurably less of it. Not because of anything you're doing wrong, but because T1D interrupts sleep architecture in ways that are documented in the research and that most T1D people were never told about.\nThis is Week 6 of the While You Were Sleeping Challenge. This is the episode that explains WHY you're tired even when the hours were there.\nIn this episode:\nThe 90-minute sleep cycle and what each stage actually does for your body\nWhy slow-wave sleep is the stage that matters most -- and why T1D adults get less of it\nHow every alarm, partial arousal, and cortisol spike sends your brain back to Level 1\nThe difference between \"not enough hours\" and \"disrupted sleep stages\" -- they feel the same but aren't\nHow to check your deep sleep percentage if you have a wearable\nThis Week's Challenge: If you have a wearable that tracks sleep stages, check last night's deep sleep percentage. The average for most adults is 15-20%. Just know your number.\nHelpful resources and newsletter: https://yourbestt1dyear.com\nConnect with Neil: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@the.betes Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebetes Facebook: https://facebook.com/neilgreathouse LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/neil-greathouse-a607b912 Website: https://yourbestt1dyear.com\nBooks on Amazon: Type 1 Diabetes – One Day at a Time: https://a.co/d/6UHooWJ Type 1 Diabetes – True Stories: https://a.co/d/dfIlyI1","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o0hXmJTfrsbPYfZKHjLJRs1Dx7iBMJisKDJZnYXjscs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNzFh/MDhmY2QwMjcwZTcx/NWRkZTBjNTk5YzUz/YjY2MS5QTkc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}