Sleep Less, Risk More: How Cutting Corners on Sleep Elevates Diabetes Risk by 16%

Diabetes is not a killer disease, but you can survive with diabetes on a regime of tablets. What causes diabetes? It is not just unhealthy food or sedentary lifestyle, but lack of sleep can also put you at risk of developing diabetes. According to a new study published in ‘JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Network Open journal, lack of sleep may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes through various mechanisms, such as impaired cellular insulin sensitivity and altered gut microbiota composition (in gastrointestinal tract) among others. The study used data from one of the largest population … Continue reading Sleep Less, Risk More: How Cutting Corners on Sleep Elevates Diabetes Risk by 16%