{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Best T1D Year","title":"Why Sleep Deprivation Hits Harder When You Have T1D","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":476,"description":"SHOW NOTES:\nSleep deprivation reduces insulin sensitivity in everyone. That's not a T1D-specific finding. Here's what is.\nIn people without diabetes, the system has a feedback loop. Insulin sensitivity drops, blood sugar ticks up slightly, the pancreas compensates automatically, and the whole thing resolves before they're even awake. They make coffee, go about their day, and have no idea any of it happened. For T1D people, that feedback loop doesn't exist. The penalty just lands.\nThis episode explains why the same sleep deprivation hits harder when you don't have a functioning pancreas to compensate -- and why T1D people have been quietly doing the backup system's job manually every single morning, often without realizing that's what they were doing.\nWe're in Week 2 of the While You Were Sleeping Challenge.\nIn this episode:\nHow a healthy pancreas automatically compensates for sleep-related insulin sensitivity changes\nWhy the T1D body absorbs the full 21% impact without automatic correction\nWhat \"doing the backup system's job manually\" actually looks like before the first cup of coffee\nThe emotional reality of running on interrupted sleep while managing blood sugar\nWhat to add to your data tracking this week\nThis Week's Challenge: On mornings after rough nights, notice if you had to work harder -- more corrections, more frustration, numbers that were less predictable. That's the 21% showing up in real life.\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}