29 Jan Sleeping Difficulties Raise Diabetes Risk in Women

Posted at 01:26h in Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Diabetes, Diabetologia, Sleep Disorders by

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr. Yanping Li
Research Scientist
Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA 02115

Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Dr. Li: Sleeping difficulty is a common disorder but always lack of attention from both the patients and physicians. Our study finds that women with sleeping difficulty is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes.

Medical Research: What should clinicians and patients take away from your report?

Dr. Li: Women with sleeping difficulty, especially when also having other sleep conditions, should be aware of potential higher risk of diabetes.

Medical Research: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?

Dr. Li:

(1)The mechanism of why and how sleeping difficulty increases the risk of type 2 diabetes;

(2) Whether sleep difficulty also increases risk of cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases, especially among diabetic patients;

Citation:

Association between sleeping difficulty and type 2 diabetes in women

Yanping Li, Xiang Gao, John W. Winkelman, Elizabeth M. Cespedes, Chandra L. Jackson,Arthur S. Walters, Eva Schernhammer, Susan Redline, Frank B. Hu

Diabetologia pp 1-9 Online January 28 2015

 

Last Updated on January 29, 2016 by Marie Benz MD FAAD

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