MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'diabetic factors'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:29:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376272&cid=t_237963_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FpNMI9hMxDQk%2F A new study has found that if you sleep under seven hours a night repeatedly, it could put you at risk for Type 2 diabetes. The ironic part is the second half of this study. If you sleep more than eight hours a night you could also be at risk. That’s right, if you sleep too much or too little, the risk is the same. One source says that the “findings, published in the journal Sleep Medicine, suggest seven to eight hours’ sleep a night seems to be the ideal amount for adults to protect against common diseases and premature death.” As more and more people lead busier lives, they tend to get less sleep. More research is required to determine the link between lack of sleep and diabetes, but one thought is that it increases cravings for carbohydrates and sugar. Image: sxc.hu. Post f... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376272 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:06:36 +0100 2376272