Shallow sleep can impair a person’s glucose metabolism, despite the presence of adequate insulin, researchers report. The finding might explain previous studies that linked poor sleep patterns with type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes, since the disease is closely tied to such insulin resistance.
Researcher Esra Tasali of the University of Chicago monitored nine healthy volunteers during two nights of sleep.
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