Sleeping in during the weekend reduces diabetes risk, says study
Posted on: 21/Jan/2016 5:43:16 PM
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago, two consecutive nights of catch up sleep during the weekend may possibly reduced the increased risk of diabetes. Recent studies have shown a link between short term sleep and diabetes. The new study was published in the journal Diabetes Care.
Speaking about this, one of the researchers said, It (the study) shows that young, healthy people who sporadically fail to get sufficient sleep during the work week can reduce their diabetes risk if they catch up on sleep during the weekend... In this short-term study, we found that two long nights spent catching up on lost sleep can reverse the negative metabolic effects of four consecutive nights of restricted sleep.
19 young, healthy men volunteered for the study. On one occasion, they slept normally for 8.5 hours for four nights. On another occasion, they were first sleep deprived and then allowed two nights of extended sleep. The extended sleep averaged about 9.7 hours. Results showed that, when deprived of sleep for four nights, the sensitivity to insulin was decreased by 23 percent and their risk of getting diabetes increased by 16 percent. However, after the catch up nights, the insulin sensitivity returned to normal.
