Good night's sleep could be key to battling diabetes

THE key to battling diabetes may be as straightforward as getting a good night’s sleep, a study has found.

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Not getting enough sleep can disrupt the body's ability to regulate blood sugar

Researchers have found insufficient rest can disrupt the body’s ability to regulate blood sugars.

They found that sleep deprivation can also elevate levels of fatty acids in the blood and increase temporary pre-diabetic conditions.

But they found that eight hours sleep was enough to counter the problems.

Researchers at the University of Chicago, whose findings are published in the journal Diabetologia, found after three nights of getting only four hours of sleep, fatty acid levels in blood, which usually peak and then recede overnight, remained elevated.

As long as fatty acid levels remained high, the ability of insulin to regulate blood sugar was reduced. 

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