ADELAIDE: High light exposure between 12.30pm and 6am is associated with higher risks of type 2 diabetes, a study has found.
According to the researchers, this is because light affects sleep patterns, which are important for maintaining healthy insulin sensitivity and blood sugar levels.
Andrew Phillips, a senior researcher at Flinders University in Australia, said that exposure to light at night can disrupt our circadian rhythm (the body’s internal clock), causing changes in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism. Is.
Changes in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism affect the body’s ability to control blood sugar levels, which ultimately results in type 2 diabetes, he said.
For the latest study, researchers analyzed data from 85,000 healthy people without diabetes.
Participants wore a device on their wrist for a week that collected data on light exposure during the day and at night, collecting approximately 1.3 million hours of light sensor data.
