Emerging evidence suggests that short duration of sleep and sleep disturbances increase
the risk of developing diabetes. The mechanism of this presumed adverse influence
of sleep loss on glucose metabolism is not well understood yet. However, in diabetes
research and diabetes care, the multitude of influences of sleep and sleep loss on
glucose regulation has been largely neglected so far. Here, we provide a short overview
of the current epidemiological and experimental evidence for a potential contribution
of sleep loss to the development of diabetes.
Sleep disturbances - insulin secretion - insulin resistance - obesity - neuroendocrine
stress systems
