Association Between Hypnotics and Glycemic Variability Assessed by Continuous Glucose Monitoring Under Real‐Life Conditions in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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Taichi Muramatsu, Miku Otsuka, Daisuke Yamamuro, and four colleagues ask, published in 2025, whether sleeping pills sway blood sugar swings in people with type 2 diabetes. Poor sleep is common in diabetes and worsens control. The team studied five hundred thirty-four patients who wore continuous glucose monitors. Only thirty-seven used sleeping pills, split among four drug types. Sugar swings were read three ways: spread, relative spread, and day-to-day jumps. Groups were compared after statistical adjustment.

One drug type stood out. Users of non-benzodiazepine pills showed wider within-day and day-to-day swings than patients without insomnia. Night-time relative swings were higher too. The other pill types showed no pattern, though their user counts were small. The authors caution that a one-time study cannot prove the pills cause the swings. The signal argues for watching sugar patterns when these sleep drugs are prescribed.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC12767233