Keeping a Sleep Diary Learn about your sleep patterns and habits by keeping a daily sleep diary. It may be key to helping you and your health care provider diagnose and treat a sleep disorder. Make up a chart with spaces for:

• The time you went to bed and woke up.
• How long and well you slept.
• When you were awake during the night.
• How much caffeine or alcohol you consumed and when.
• What/when you ate and drank.
• What emotion or stress you had.
• What drugs or medications you took.
• Exercise you had during the day and what time.

Here is an example of a sleep diary. Print it out and use it or create your own sleep diary.

Date:

Bedtime:
Wake time:

Duration of sleep:
Number of times awake at night:
Quality of sleep:

Caffeine consumption and time consumed	Alcohol consumption and time consumed	Food/drink consumption and time consumed	Emotions/ stress/exercise with time	Medications