Are you tired from always not being able to sleep enough? If you are, then you need to understand that having at least 5 hours or less of sleep,it can raise the chances of having chronic diseases such as diabetes and chronic renal disease.
In an article in NDTV, except mood swings and being tired, lack of sleep is also being linked to a higher chance of having diabetes which is a chronic disease. The team of researchers said that lack of sleep reduces the body's sensitivity to insulin thus, impairing its' ability to regulate and control the blood sugar which may in turn result to diabetes.
They got a small number of healthy men and women to test the theory. At first half of the participants slept for 5 hours every day for 5 days. The other half slept for 9 hours every day for 5 days. Blood test samples were taken from every participant. They discovered that the group that slept for 5 hours every day indeed has lower sensitivity to insulin which could eventually lead to diabetes as compared to the other group who slept for 9 hours every day. This study suggests that lack of sleep can lead to metabolic stress.
According to Mirror, a team of experts said that lack of sleep or having less than 5 hours of it a day gives a person about 65 percent chances of renal failure. These findings were from a group of researchers from the United States. The study showed how important it is for the kidneys to get enough sleep. A team of experts from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston made a study consisting of about 4,000 people over a period of 10 years. They found that people sleeping 5 hours every night has a 65 percent more chances to experience a fast decline in the kidney function compared to those getting the normal 7 or 8 hours per night. These findings were presented in a major medical conference in San Diego.
The lead researcher, Dr. Ciaran Joseph McMullan said that this is the first prospective study that found that sleeping for a shorter time than usual is connected to a fast decline in renal function. He added that the findings of this research suggested that renal physiology may be adversely affected by the disruption of sleep including the restriction of sleep. One in three of people suffer from poor sleep because of stress or working long hours.
Some experts said previously that a regular habit of poor sleeping can put a person at a high risk of serious medical condition like diabetes, heart disease and also obesity. It can shorten life expectancy for most people. However, the connection of lack of sleep and chronic kidney disease is still unclear. Every person need about 8 hours of good quality sleep every night to have a proper function when we are awake, although, some might need more or less than 8.
This study is the first to suggest that poor sleep or a lack of it can reduce the ability of the kidney to carry out these functions in the long-term.
