04 Jul Sleep Duration Affects Diabetes Risk Differently in Men and Women

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:

Dr. Femke Rutters

Dr. Femke Rutters
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
EMGO+ Institute for Care Research

MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Response: In the past 10 years the interest in sleep as a possible cause for obesity/diabetes has risen. But data up until now used mainly self-reported sleep and simple measures of diabetes (related parameters), such as fasting glucose. A study on well-measured insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function was lacking. Such a study could provide more information on the pathophysiology.

MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?

Response: Even when you are healthy, sleeping too much or too little can have detrimental effects on your health, in this case shown on glucose metabolism

MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?

Response: We need research in similar groups to confirm these findings as well as prospective research, but also research into how changing sleep might be used to prevent diabetes.

MedicalResearch.com: Thank you for your contribution to the MedicalResearch.com community.

Citation:

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jun 29:jc20161045. [Epub ahead of print]
The Association Between Sleep Duration, Insulin Sensitivity, and β-Cell Function: The EGIR-RISC Study.
Rutters F1, Besson H1, Walker M1, Mari A1, Konrad T1, Nilsson PM1, Balkau B1, Dekker JM1.

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Last Updated on July 4, 2016 by Marie Benz MD FAAD