Type 2 diabetes develops when the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin. It is known that it is he who makes the cells of the body absorb glucose in the blood, transfers zakon.kz with a link to “Profile”.

Dr. Sarah Brewer decided to find out what increases the risk of developing the disease, and if there is a way to stop it. To do this, she examined beta cells in the pancreas, which are designed to track spikes in blood sugar (i.e. glucose).

As a result, it turned out that lack of sleep leads to a decrease in insulin sensitivity. As noted by Brewer, just one night of poor sleep can cause insulin resistance in healthy people.

The doctor added that one week of sleep deprivation disrupts blood sugar levels to the point that a healthy person can be diagnosed with pre-diabetes. This result is likely to be obtained with an oral glucose tolerance test after a number of sleepless nights.

For those who already have diabetes, their symptoms are exacerbated. Among them, as Brewer recalled, increased thirst, frequent urination, unexplained weight loss, increased hunger, slowly healing wounds, blurred vision.

Sleep deprivation also increases blood levels of cortisol and adrenaline (stress hormones). This increases levels of a hormone called ghrelin, which makes you feel more hungry, the doctor said.

She explained that normalizing blood sugar levels improves sleep and vice versa. Regular exercise is also beneficial for healthy sleep.