Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Study finds irregular sleep patterns may lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Getting consistent sleep could help stave off type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. A study led by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, analyzed sleep patterns over the course of seven nights and then followed participants for more than seven years. The researchers discovered that irregular sleep durations were associated with increased risk of diabetes, with individuals with the greatest irregular patterns having a 34% higher diabetes risk than their counterparts. The findings, published in Diabetes Care, suggest the importance of regular sleep for diabetes prevention. “Our study identified Read More

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