Melatonin and Diabetes and Sleep...
 

There has just been a paper published showing melatonin receptors on the pancreas.

Please read this article~~ we will be seeing research now heating up in this area:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/132138.php

Mrs. D.

Can you please translate this for me (in english). I tried to understand it all, but some of it, well, it's over my head.

I have type 2, my family descends from Italy & Spain (way back), and I've NEVER BEEN A GOOD SLEEPER. never.

Never slept through the night until one doctor gave me Ambien. Then I thought it was a gift.

None of my friends sleep through the night either. They are various ages, (all italian heritage), and many of them are on either pills or ativan and they STILL DON'T SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT.

some are type 2.

I have a good friend who is 77, very robust, but suffers from many anxieties. She is over 300 lbs and is NOT a diabetic.

She takes paxil, and antivan and DOES NOT SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT. She gets up and tosses and turns.

I wonder why some of us (like Alan used to be BEFORE the PN). I wonder why some of us can put our heads on the pillow and zonk out. I have never been able to do this in my entire life.

Alan would often tell me "I think I'll take a ten minute nap".

He would sleep for ten minutes.

Then at night he could go to bed and sleep through the night.

then he got the PN, and now he takes Alprazolam which calms his peripheral nerves. He sleeps like a baby.

He is also weaning himself off (very slowly).

he now says he doesn't want to be on Alprazolam for the rest of his life. He knows to do this very carefully, bit by bit.

So far, he's doing good. He is now taking 1 mg at night (along with some melatonin).

I just wonder why some people don't need to take anything to sleep. Must be marvelous.

I guess they don't have much stress in their lives??

mel

Oh, by the way, did you get my PM asking about Neuragen?

Oh, I missed it...sorry...
 

The Neurogen has geranium oil in it. A specific type. We discussed this on the PN forum at length with Marlene too.

I don't think the St.John's wort is necessary.

On that thread, you can search for it...I put up the
iherb oil that I thought might work.

The essence of the melatonin article is that somehow
the receptor for melatonin on the pancreas keeps the blood sugar normal. They are suggesting future trials with it and we shall see. This is genetically driven, and also depends on B12 for synthesis. People with low B12 won't be making much melatonin.

It's been a life saver for me.

I would sleep maybe 2 or 3 hours of restless sleep. Rarely more than that. For years.

If my eyes would even slightly open when I rolled over and caught a sliver of light. I would be wide awake.

I take a very low dose. Fall asleep within 30 minutes. Sometimes I wish it was longer....I love to read before falling asleep. :p I can even get up and go to the bathroom and fall right back asleep.

I could never tolerate RX or even OTC sleep meds.

Well, since my last B-12 level was 2000, one would think I'd BE MAKING LOTS OF MELATONIN, right?

lol

I take two melatonins at night. Thank god for that.

Melody

When I take melatonin my eyes are puffy in the morning. Anyone else?

No, not me. Never had a problem.

thank goodness.
Mel

Dorrie:

Have you told your doctor about this.?

Melody