Diabetic Desserts » sleep duration http://www.diabeticdessertsblog.com Diabetic Desserts - for delicious foods and good health! Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:14:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Type 2 diabetes – risk factors http://www.diabeticdessertsblog.com/diabetes-information/type-2-diabetes-risk-factors http://www.diabeticdessertsblog.com/diabetes-information/type-2-diabetes-risk-factors#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:00:59 +0000 admin http://www.diabeticdessertsblog.com/diabetes-information/type-2-diabetes-risk-factors There are various risk factors to be aware of when considering the possible onset of diabetes, or pre-diabetes.

The three main factors are being overweight, being over the age of 40 and having a history of diabetes in the family.

Recent studies have added another factor to this list. This is the lack of sufficient sleep.

The studies found that the lack of sleep during the working week could increase the likelihood of developing an abnormality linked to Type 2 diabetes by up to five times.

The recommended time for sleeping each night is seven hours, but many people are sleeping less than 6 hours. The study found that those sleeping less than 6 hours a night were 4.56 times more likely to develop the abnormality, known as ‘impaired fasting glucose’, compared to those sleeping 6 to 8 hours.

It is accepted that sleep duration is less significant than the three main factors; but, along with being overweight, is one factor which we have some control over.

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