Does Gut Dysbiosis Cause the Blood Sugar Swings That Wake You at 3am?

Research connecting gut health to sleep has expanded over the past five years, but coverage typically conflates two distinct mechanisms. This article focuses on the metabolic pathway: specific gut bacteria regulate blood sugar stability, and when those bacteria are depleted or imbalanced, the downstream effect is nocturnal glycemic instability. A 2022 study of 550 adults found that gut microbiome…