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Deep Sleep Prevents Diabetes
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 2nd, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, Sleep Disorders.
We are all aware that health issues may suffice in the area of lacking quality sleep. Normally, when we find ourselves making do without the prescribed number hours of snoozing, it seems to automatically follow that we should expect some abnormalities and health issues such as diabetes which was found to be a significant health risk for people who continue to lack sleep.
A lot of lies on the fact that some glucose metabolisms may function awkwardly in the duration of poor sleep habits. During our slumber stages of sleeping, we know that some internal body functions have to operate normally. These are normally the issues to deal with especially if people continue to suffer from this epidemic sleep syndrome everyone wants to avoid.
(Source) Deep sleep, also called “slow-wave sleep,” is thought to be the most restorative sleep stage, but its significance for physical well-being has not been demonstrated. This study found that after only three nights of selective slow-wave sleep suppression, young healthy subjects became less sensitive to insulin. Although they needed more insulin to dispose of the same amount of glucose, their insulin secretion did not increase to compensate for the reduced sensitivity, resulting in reduced tolerance to glucose and increased risk for type 2 diabetes. The decrease in insulin sensitivity was comparable to that caused by gaining 20 to 30 pounds.
Previous studies have demonstrated that reduced sleep quantity can impair glucose metabolism and appetite regulation resulting in increased risk of obesity and diabetes. This current study provides the first evidence linking poor sleep quality to increased diabetes risk.
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