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Body temperature regulation in diabetes

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Kenny, Glen P., Sigal, Ronald J., McGinn, Ryan·2016·Temperature

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The effects of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on the body's physiological response to thermal stress is a relatively new topic in research. Diabetes tends to place individuals at greater risk for heat-related illness during heat waves and physical activity due to an impaired capacity to dissipate heat. Specifically, individuals with diabetes have been reported to have lower skin blood flow and sweating responses during heat exposure and this can have important consequences on cardiovascular regulation and glycemic control. Those who are particularly vulnerable include individuals with poor glycemic control and who are affected by diabetes-related complications. On the other hand, good glycemic control and maintenance of aerobic fitness can often delay the diabetes-related complications and possibly the impairments in heat loss. Despite this, it is alarming to note the lack of information regarding diabetes and heat stress given the vulnerability of this population. In contrast, few studies have examined the effects of cold exposure on individuals with diabetes with the exception of its therapeutic potential, particularly for type 2 diabetes. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the impact of diabetes on heat and cold exposure with respect to the core temperature regulation, cardiovascular adjustments and glycemic control while also considering the beneficial effects of maintaining aerobic fitness.

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  • Hypoglycemia is known to qualitatively increase sweating rates as the body seeks to lower core temperature to conserve energy.

    “For example, hypoglycemia is known to qualitatively increase sweating rates as the body seeks to lower core temperature to conserve energy52.”

    From A wearable patch for continuous analysis of thermoregulatory sweat at rest (2021) · cites this paper as [52]

    The ‘Glycemic control during thermal stress’ section says hypoglycemia causes marked increases in sweating through sympathetic activation. It says core temperature may decrease during rest, but does not say that the body increases sweating to conserve energy; it also cautions that any benefit may disappear during whole-body heat stress. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • People with diabetes mellitus have lower skin blood flow and dysregulated thermoregulatory responses during heat exposure.

    “Furthermore, people with DM have been reported to have lower skin blood flow and dysregulated thermoregulatory responses during heat exposure, which is associated with dysregulated thermal, cardiovascular, and glycemic control6–8.”
  • Features of sleep-wake time series can directly capture insomnia-like patterns in sleep related to diabetes mellitus.

    “Similarly, features of sleep-wake time series can directly capture insomnia-like patterns in sleep related to DM6,34,43,44.”

    From Sleep and temperature data from wearable devices support noninvasive detection of diabetes mellitus in a large-scale, retrospective analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Type 1 diabetes > Heat stress passages discuss sweating, skin blood flow, and body heat storage, not sleep. Searches for “sleep,” “insomnia,” and “actigraphy sleep-wake time series” found no passage in our copy addressing whether time-series features capture diabetes-related insomnia-like patterns. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  • Within a night, the complexity of the distal body temperature time series is related to the autonomic nervous system's health during sleep.

    “Within a night, the complexity of the distal body temperature time series has been related to the autonomic nervous system’s (ANS) health during sleep6,34.”

    From Sleep and temperature data from wearable devices support noninvasive detection of diabetes mellitus in a large-scale, retrospective analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Basic temperature regulation > Heat stress and Type 1 diabetes > Heat stress passages discuss skin blood flow, sweating, and neuropathy, but not the complexity of distal temperature time series during sleep. Searches for sleep, nocturnal temperature, time-series complexity, and entropy found no passage addressing the claimed relationship; page numbers were unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Kenny, G. P., Sigal, R. J., & McGinn, R.
Affiliations
  • University of Ottawa (CA)
  • University of Calgary (CA)
Corresponding author
Kenny, Glen P.
Venue
Temperature
Published
2016-01-02
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
119-145
ISSN
  • 2332-8940 (ISSN-L)
  • 2332-8959
OpenAlex
W2231185364
Cited by
297
References
190
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 7
FWCI
2.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Temperature (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
Keywords
diabetes mellitus, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, thermoregulation, heat stress, cold exposure, heat-related illness, heat dissipation, skin blood flow, sweating, glycemic control, cardiovascular regulation, core body temperature, cardiorespiratory fitness, diabetes complications

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