Research shows that maintaining regular sleep patterns could help prevent type 2 diabetes, with irregular sleep increasing diabetes risk by 34%. This emphasizes the importance of sleep consistency in diabetes management. A study indicates that regular sleep patterns can significantly lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Researchers found that participants with irregular sleep had a 34% increased risk of diabetes. This suggests that managing sleep patterns could be a key strategy in diabetes prevention. 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 healthcare system, analyzed sleep patterns over the course of 7 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 percent higher diabetes risk than their counterparts. The findings, published in the scientific journal Diabetes Care , suggest the importance of regular sleep for diabetes prevention.
“Our study identified a modifiable lifestyle factor that can help lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes,” said lead author Sina Kianersi, PhD, a research fellow in the Channing Division of Network Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “Our findings underscore the importance of consistent sle.