Investigating the effects of fatigue on blood glucose levels – Implications for diabetes

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the differences and correlations between fatigue levels and blood glucose in individuals with and without diabetes, using psychometric and metabolic assessment of participants. The findings of the present study were that individuals with diabetes are susceptible to fatigue as measured by the Fatigue Severity Scale and the Checklist Individual Scale. Additionally, individuals with fatigue were found to be more susceptible to sleepiness and had overall lower poor sleep quality than those without diabetes as measured by the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index (<0.05).