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Lack of sleep worsens insulin resistance

Posted by Boston on September 26, 2001 at 12:01:28:

Read an interesting article in the American Diabetes Assn.'s "Diabetes Forecast" about a study with young, healthy subjects which showed that those who got 6.5 hours or less of sleep/night were shown to have much greater insulin resistance than those who got more sleep. These subjects were not diabetic at the time of testing.

I know there are probably several causes for sleep apnea, but obviously being overweight is one of them. Many diabetics are overweight, and thus have apnea. But if less sleep can cause insulin resistance, could it be that the cause-effect cycle works in the other direction as well? In other words, if you get less sleep because of apnea, could it worsen your risk for developing diabetes?

It really is a chicken and egg dilemma, isn't it?

The same study is also described on MSNBC site as well, at http://www.msnbc.com/news/591319.asp#BODY

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