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How a consistent sleep schedule affects type 2 diabetes risk – new research
- New study finds that people with the greatest irregular sleep patterns have a 34 per cent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes
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Here is another good reason you need a good night’s sleep every night: consistent sleep could be the key to preventing type 2 diabetes.
That is according to US researchers, who found that people with irregular sleep patterns had a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those who got more consistent sleep.
The study, led by researchers at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, looked at sleep patterns over the course of seven nights, and then followed participants for more than seven years.
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The scientists discovered that irregular sleep durations were associated with an increased risk of diabetes. Those with the greatest irregular patterns had a 34 per cent higher diabetes risk than their counterparts.
A regular sleep pattern is one in which your bedtime and wake-up times stay consistent from day to day.
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“Our study identified a modifiable lifestyle factor that can help lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes,” said Sina Kianersi, a research fellow in the Channing Division of Network Medicine at the Brigham.
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