Diabetes linked to lack of sleep
Published: 13 August 2009
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Sleep is important to keep on top of many possible health ailments, though a new risk has been discovered in those not getting their head down early on a night.Plamen Palev, a doctor working with the University of Chicago, linked the onset of diabetes with a lack of sleep in a piece published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, highlighting the need for people to get as comfortable on a night as possible - perhaps through a luxurious bedding purchase.
"If confirmed by future larger studies, these results would indicate that a healthy lifestyle should include not only healthy eating habits and adequate amounts of physical activity but also obtaining a sufficient amount of sleep," the doctor said of his findings.
Diabetes UK emphasises that white people over 40 years old who are overweight are at risk of Type 2 diabetes, while those from ethnic minorities should keep an eye on their health from as early as 25.
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