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Bedtime Increasing Your Risk of Diabetes?
An interesting study evaluated quantity of sleep and bedtime and found interesting risk associations with not only type 2 diabetes but also cardiovascular disease.
Specifically sleep deprivation (less than 7 to 9 hours per night) caused the beta cells of your pancreas (the cells that produce insulin) to become less responsive. The results in blood sugar levels remaining elevated after a meal which then leads to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
Another aspect of insufficient sleep was the alteration of your hunger hormones: more ghrelin (the hunger hormone) and less leptin (the satiety…
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