Obese teenagers who don't get the proper amount of sleep may have disruptions in insulin secretion and blood sugar (glucose) levels, say pediatric researchers. Their study suggests that getting a good night's sleep may have stave off the development of type 2 diabetes in these adolescents.
"We already know that three out of four high school students report getting insufficient sleep," says study investigator Dorit Koren, M.D., a pediatric endocrinologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadephia. "Our study found to keep glucose levels stable, the optimal amount of sleep for teenagers is 7.5 to 8.5 hours per night." She added that this is consistent with research in adults showing an assoication between sleep deprivation and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The study appeared online in the journal Diabetes Care.
Source: The Children's Hospital of Philadephia
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Health Connection, December 2012
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