How does insomnia increase a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes?
Sleep plays an essential role in maintaining a person’s health and well-being. However, if a person has insomnia, it will be difficult for them to have high quality sleep every night.
Sleep deprivation increases your blood sugar, resulting in serious problems like diabetes. Researchers also found that people are gaining more insulin resistance due to lack of sleep. It can also have a negative influence on the bodily hormones. The unhealthy levels of the two hormones that regulate appetite, ghrelin and leptin, caused by a lack of sleep can lead to poor eating habits. Overeating can increase someone’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Can diabetics take sleeping pills to treat their insomnia?
A study on the effects of prolonged sleeping pill or melatonin supplement use in diabetic-insomnia patients show that:
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