Diabetes Update | US Pharmacist

May 2022

"Keep It Dark" for Cardiometabolic Health
According to researchers from Northwestern University, exposure to ambient lighting during planned nighttime sleep can increase risk factors for diabetes and metabolic syndrome. When compared with sleeping in a darkened room, individuals exposed to light had impaired cardiovascular function during sleep and increased insulin resistance the following morning. Learn more about this recently published study.

Stress Signals Contribute to Worsening Diabetes Prognosis
Researchers from the University of Leeds School of Medicine recently highlighted some of the key points of their research in the journal Nature Communications, which warns of the dangers of high levels of fat in the bloodstream that contribute to "lipotoxicity" and that cause subsequent physiologic reactions from the signals these cells send to others in the body. Read more.

Cause and Effect of Both Insomnia and Diabetes
In addition to numerous mental health complications associated with insomnia, lack of sleep has historically been well known to include other health consequences, including obesity and hypertension. New research, however, informs the medical community of an even greater link to metabolic challenges, with diabetes now emerging as an additional concerning risk. Read more.

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