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Sleeping patterns and women's diabetes risks

Author: Dr Scott Pendergraft
by Dr Scott Pendergraft
Posted: Nov 18, 2015

Summary: A lot of diabetics believe that the common cause of higher glucose level in the body is craving for sweets or sugary foods. However, you must note that sleeping patterns can also affect the risk of Type-II diabetes.

Diabetes or sugar-logger has become one of the most common medical conditions these days. Whether it is men or women; both experience complications in curbing diabetes and controlling high blood sugar. A lot of diabetics believe that the common cause of higher glucose level in the body is craving for sweets or sugary foods. However, you must note that sleeping patterns can also affect the risk of Type-II diabetes.

Sleeping Patterns affect Diabetes Type-II

In a journal called Diabetologia, a latest research was published, according to which, women who add over 2 hours of shuteye per night tend to have a 15% higher risk of Type-II diabetes development than others. In the research, it was also revealed that women who slept for 6 hours or even less during the night, at a stretch, have greater chances of acquiring diabetes Type-II.

Shorter sleep leads to higher risk of diabetes type-II

Short sleepers tend to have higher odds of diabetes. What is more surprising is the fact that these chances are 21% higher in comparison to others. Women need to have a proper sleeping pattern and also the schedule. Regular adjustments of sleep for the next days do not suffice the purpose. This can be understood with the help of following example.

For instance, you slept for 4 hours a night for present day and next day, you sleep for 8 hours in order to compensate, this might lead to higher chances of diabetes. However, researchers suggest that this is not something that should be worried for. There is absolutely no need of being panacea. Also, there is no concrete cause and effect relation between sleeping patterns of women and diabetes type-II. Also, it hasn’t been established yet that lesser sleeps can contribute greatly to diabetes.

Longer sleeps also affect diabetes type-II

Longer sleeps can also be a cause of diabetes. However, this isn’t directly associated. This can be explained in a way that by sleeping more, you are reducing your physical exercises and exerting more pressure over your entire body mechanism. There is therefore a need of understanding that by sleeping more and more, you are not just increasing your chances of Type-II diabetes, but also having an adverse affect over entire body. Women tend to be more inclined towards this scenario because of too much engrossing into the daily household chores.

Long sleeping patterns are however, said to be the cause of underlying issues, such as sleeping disorder. Ill health or depression can be a cause as well.

It is also possible that at times, vice versa situations can arise. For example, diabetes can disrupt your sleeping patterns, in case you already have type-II diabetes. This scenario applies to those who already have had diabetes already diagnosed.

It must be noted that the research does not comes out with the concrete proofs regarding the association of sleeping patterns with diabetes type-II. Whether sleeping more or less or changing these patterns can affect your diabetes, is still not clear. But, the only thing is that there is a need of having a proper sleeping pattern, simply because it is vital for overall good health and well being of women.

Tampa Abortion Clinic. Dr. James S. Pendergraft opened the Orlando Women's Center in March 1996 to provide a full range of health care for women, including abortions, physical examinations, family planning and counseling. Abortion Clinic.

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Dr. James S. Pendergraft opened the Orlando Women's Center in March 1996 to provide a full range of health care for women. http://www.womenscenter.com/

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