The current study investigates whether perceived time has an effect on blood glucose level in people with type 2 diabetes. The hypothesis is that perceived time will have a greater influence over blood glucose level than actual time. Changes in blood glucose levels were measured in 46 participants with diabetes while they completed simple tasks during a 90-min period. Participants' perception of time was manipulated by having them refer to clocks that were either accurate or altered to run fast or slow. Blood glucose levels changed in accordance with how much time they believed had passed instead of how much time had actually passed. These results are an example of the influence psychological processes can directly exert on the body.

Park, C., Pagnini, F., Reece, A., Phillips, D., Langer, E., Blood sugar level follows perceived time rather than actual time in people with type 2 diabetes, <<PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA>>, 2016; 113 (29): 8168-8170. [doi:10.1073/pnas.1603444113] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/94254]

Blood sugar level follows perceived time rather than actual time in people with type 2 diabetes

Pagnini, Francesco
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2016

Abstract

The current study investigates whether perceived time has an effect on blood glucose level in people with type 2 diabetes. The hypothesis is that perceived time will have a greater influence over blood glucose level than actual time. Changes in blood glucose levels were measured in 46 participants with diabetes while they completed simple tasks during a 90-min period. Participants' perception of time was manipulated by having them refer to clocks that were either accurate or altered to run fast or slow. Blood glucose levels changed in accordance with how much time they believed had passed instead of how much time had actually passed. These results are an example of the influence psychological processes can directly exert on the body.
2016
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Park, C., Pagnini, F., Reece, A., Phillips, D., Langer, E., Blood sugar level follows perceived time rather than actual time in people with type 2 diabetes, <<PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA>>, 2016; 113 (29): 8168-8170. [doi:10.1073/pnas.1603444113] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/94254]
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