This entry was posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 5:36 pm and is filed under Information, Sleep. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Site Search:
November 2, 2009
In a small study at the University of Chicago, which we will summarize below, there is a suggestion that those at risk of diabetes tend to get too little sleep, not enough exercise and eat a diet consisting of high calories and saturated fats.
A group of five men and six women, average age of 40, participated in a fourteen day study where they led a sedentary lifestyle where access to unhealthy food was readily available. At the onset these volunteers were overweight, inactive but otherwise healthy and enjoyed just under eight hours of sleep a night.
Naturally with the environment set as it was, the participants gained weight regardless of their sleep pattern. The number of hours of sleep did however affect how their bodies were able to control their blood sugar. If the sleep hours were low, the blood sugar reading was high and the sugar-lowering hormone, insulin, produced less results on the body.
More research will need to be done as this study was only carried out on a handful of people but for those of you who may be at risk for diabetes consider the hours of sleep you have each night.
Remember keep part of your healthy lifestyle plan to be:
-
eating right
-
exercising and
-
receiving a truly restful sleep.
read comments (7)
7 Responses to “Is There a Link Between Sleep and Diabetes?”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Is There a Link Between Sleep and Diabetes? | Memory Foam…
My officemates were discussing about the memory foam pillows they bought from your site and the effectivity of your products! That was a month ago from the time I ordered your 4 in 1 pillows. They were all right!…
November 4th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Is There a Link Between Sleep and Diabetes? | Memory Foam…
My officemates were discussing about the memory foam pillows they bought from your site and the effectivity of your products! That was a month ago from the time I ordered your 4 in 1 pillows. They were all right!…
November 4th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Is There a Link Between Sleep and Diabetes? | Memory Foam…
My officemates were discussing about the memory foam pillows they bought from your site and the effectivity of your products! That was a month ago from the time I ordered your 4 in 1 pillows. They were all right! …
November 5th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Is There a Link Between Sleep and Diabetes? | Memory Foam…
The best snore-no-more therapeutic pillows ever! I bought a lot of similar products but sadly did not give the results I expected. But with your product, after just a month’s use, you can slowly reap the benefits it claims! Wonderful! …
November 5th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Is There a Link Between Sleep and Diabetes? | Memory Foam…
The best snore-no-more therapeutic pillows ever! I bought a lot of similar products but sadly did not give the results I expected. But with your product, after just a month’s use, you can slowly reap the benefits it claims! Wonderful!…
November 5th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Is There a Link Between Sleep and Diabetes? | Memory Foam…
The best snore-no-more therapeutic pillows ever! I bought a lot of similar products but sadly did not give the results I expected. But with your product, after just a month’s use, you can slowly reap the benefits it claims! Wonderful! …
November 5th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Is There a Link Between Sleep and Diabetes? | Memory Foam…
The best snore-no-more therapeutic pillows ever! I bought a lot of similar products but sadly did not give the results I expected. But with your product, after just a month’s use, you can slowly reap the benefits it claims! Wonderful! …