Copenhagen: If you’ve recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, paying attention to your sleep habits may be more important than you think.
A recent study published in The Lancet suggests that both too little and too much sleep can increase the risk of serious diabetes-related complications.
Type 2 diabetes is already a serious condition, but it becomes even more problematic when it develops into microvascular disease—damage to the tiny blood vessels.
This can lead to complications like retinopathy (eye disorder) and nephropathy (kidney disease). Recent research in Denmark has shown that sleep duration plays an important role in these risks.
The study involved nearly 400 people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, using wearable devices to track participants’ sleep for 10 days with clear results. Those who slept less than 7 hours or more than 9 hours per night had a higher risk of microvascular damage than those who slept 7 to 9 hours.
