{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Best T1D Year","title":"What Type 1 Diabetes Actually Does to Your Sleep Architecture | Episode 200","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":470,"description":"SHOW NOTES:\n200 episodes. Neil didn't plan on this. He definitely didn't plan on spending episode 200 explaining what your liver does at 3am without your permission. And yet here we are.\nThis is the episode that contains the most important thing Neil has said in this entire challenge. Most T1D content talks about sleep in two ways: the safety angle (set your alarms right) or the wellness angle (get enough rest). Neither goes far enough. What the research actually shows is that T1D adults have fundamentally different sleep architecture than adults without T1D -- measurably less slow-wave sleep, higher overnight hormone levels, and a higher arousal index that keeps them closer to the surface all night. You're not bad at sleeping. You've been sleeping with a condition that literally changes how sleep works in your body. And nobody told you.\nThis is Week 4 of the While You Were Sleeping Challenge. 200 episodes in. This one matters.\nIn this episode:\nThe documented differences in T1D sleep architecture vs. non-T1D adults\nWhat slow-wave sleep is and why T1D people get measurably less of it\nWhat \"arousal index\" means and why it explains waking up tired after 7 hours\nWhy endocrinologists and sleep doctors don't talk to each other (but should)\nWhy episode 200 was the right moment to say this out loud\nThis Week's Challenge: Tell one person about this challenge. Someone with T1D, or who loves someone with T1D. One ripple.\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}