Sugar cravings worsened by lack of sleep
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD,January 11, 2018 | News-Medical.net A new study has found that sugar cravings are worsened by lack of sleep and following and maintaining a good diet to maintain healthy weight would necessitate a good night’s rest. The study titled “Sleep extension is a feasible lifestyle intervention in free-living adults who are habitually short sleepers: a potential strategy for decreasing intake of free sugars? A randomised controlled pilot study”, was published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published this week (10th January 2018). The researchers from King’s College, London, included a mere 42 healthy adults …
Sleep apnea hits diabetic patients
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | KANIZA GARARI PublishedJan 8, 2018, 12:57 am IST | UpdatedJan 8, 2018, 12:57 am IST Experts stated that maintaining a good sleep is important for them as it not only allows the body to rest but also helps manage diabetes better. Hyderabad: Sleep apnea is one of the common problems among people who suffer from diabetes and other metabolic diseases and researchers have found a strong link between them. The problem faced by those suffering from diabetes is that during their sleep there is low level of oxygen in their blood due to which they snore and also get up …
Obstructive sleep apnea can cause diabetes
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | ABHINAYA MOHAN Published Dec 18, 2017, 6:40 am IST UpdatedDec 18, 2017, 6:40 am IST In such a scenario, there is a critical need for effective treatment and management of sleep apnea. Chennai: Obstructive sleep apnea is now as common as hypertension, diabetes and heart disease and can lead to all of these if untreated, say experts. It has been observed that more than 53 per cent sleep apnea suspects are already suffering from either diabetes or high blood pressure but remain unaware of sleep apnea. In such a scenario, there is a critical need for effective treatment and management …
The Surprising Link Between Sleep and Gestational Diabetes
by Colleen de Bellefonds on October 19, 2017 Around week 24 to week 28 of pregnancy, your doctor will offer you a glucose screening, where you’ll have to chug a super-sweet orange liquid and then get your blood drawn. This screening looks for gestational diabetes (GDM) — a form of diabetes, or insulin resistance, that happens during pregnancy and affects approximately one in 10 expecting women. Your doctor has likely already talked to you about some of the ways you can lower your risk of GDM, including paying extra careful attention to the foods you eat. But a new study, published this week in …
Sacrificing sleep? Here’s what it will do to your health
by Sandee LaMotte, CNN | Updated 6:32 AM ET, Fri August 18, 2017 This feature is part of CNN Parallels, an interactive series exploring ways you can improve your health by making small changes to your daily habits. (CNN) – We are one groggy, cranky, sleep-deprived population. Depending on our age, we are supposed to get between seven and 10 hours of sleep each night. But according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a third of us get fewer than seven hours of sleep per night. In addition, 50 million to 70 million Americans suffer from sleep …
Sleep Apnea and Increased Diabetes Risk
Published on July 19, 2017 | By Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS | SleepReviewMage.com Patients who are experiencing out-of-control blood sugar levels need to schedule a visit with their primary care physician. When the patient visits their doctor, what’s interesting is they might be asked about how well they are sleeping. This is because sleep is closely linked to diabetes. When blood sugar levels are really high, the kidneys are attempting to get rid of it by urinating. And when this occurs, patients might be getting up and going to the bathroom all night long. Diabetes and sleep complications go hand-in-hand. …
SEVERE SNORING LINKED TO RETINOPATHY
Type 2 diabetes patients with obstructive sleep apnea are twice as likely to develop diabetic retinopathy as those without, new UK research shows 12 Jul 2017 | by Selina Powell | AOP.org.uk Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in type 2 diabetes patients increases the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, according to new research from the University of Birmingham. The study of 230 type 2 diabetes patients at hospitals in the Midlands is published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Patients were assessed for diabetic retinopathy using specialist retinal imaging, while OSA was diagnosed using a home-based cardiorespiratory …
The dangers of untreated sleep apnea
If left untreated, sleep apnea can lead to heart disease, heart attack, hypertension and diabetes. Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti | Updated: July 21, 2017 4:01 pm | TheHealthSite.com Occasional whistling, grunting, snorting and making buzz-saw-like sounds was part of a normal sleeping pattern for Ritu, a 28-year-old PhD student. But it was never a cause of concern for her until she realised that it’s not simple snoring, but a chronic medical condition. “Ritu has never been the best sleeper, but during her recent visit to my place when we shared a bed, I realised that she’s not simply snoring. She repeatedly stopped …
Sleep apnea linked to worsening diabetic eye disease
JULY 6, 2017 | 12:04 PM | Will Boggs MD | Reuters.com People with both sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes have more than double the risk of worsening retina disease compared to diabetics without the sleep breathing disorder, a UK study suggests. Researchers followed adults with type 2 diabetes over about four years and found that for those with milder eye disease at the start, having sleep apnea was linked to higher odds that it would become more advanced. At the outset of the study, they also found that advanced “sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy” was already present in 43 percent …
Even Mild-to-moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked with Hypertension, Diabetes
Published on June 6, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Preliminary data from two studies suggest that mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and diabetes. “We found that even mild sleep apnea was strongly associated with increased risk of developing hypertension by 4 times compared to individuals without sleep apnea,” says principal investigator and lead author Alexandros N. Vgontzas, MD, professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, in a release. “Similarly, moderate sleep apnea was associated with increased risk of developing diabetes by almost 3 times compared to individuals without …
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