Sleeping and diabetes are related. Short sleep is known to contribute to the development of insulin resistance and reduced glucose tolerance. This has been established by a new study, which has been published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The researchers subjected a group of healthy middle-aged men and women to two 14-day period of controlled living with free access to food and 5.5 or 8.5 hour of sleep.
It was seen that when the sleeping hours was reduced from 8.5 hours to 5.5 hours, they showed changes in their response to two common sugar tests, which were seen to be similar to those seen in those with an increased risk of developing diabetes.
Plamen Penev of the University of Chicago and a senior author of the study has said that the westernised style combined with reduced sleep might contribute to the increased risk of many overweight and sedentary individuals developing diabetes.
He says it is not just a healthy life style and healthy eating habit that is needed to control diabetes, but one should also have good sleep.
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