New Delhi: Sleep quality is often linked to multiple chronic illnesses. Poor sleep is often linked to physical and mental health problems, including loss of productivity and an even higher risk of death. In a recent study, researchers have found that getting too little or too much sleep is associated with a higher risk of health issues like blindness and kidney failure if a person has diabetes.
According to the new research, getting too much sleep leads to an average of 31 per cent higher risk of microvascular damage in people with diabetes. While too little sleep is linked to a 38 per cent higher risk of damage.
7 to 9 hours of sleep is considered normal
As per the researchers, seven to nine hours is the optimal amount of sleep that people should get on an everyday basis. For the study, the sleep and health patterns of 400 people who had been recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and who had bad symptoms for over three years were examined. Moreover, according to Diabetes UK, 4.4 million people in the UK have diabetes.
The damage caused by too much or too little sleep worsens with age and as per the study, 12 per cent of people being examined did not sleep properly, while 28 per cent slept too much.
What is microvascular damage?
Microvascular damage is damage to the small blood vessels that could lead to blindness and kidney failure. Microvascular problems can cause high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. As per reports, every fifth person with diabetes develops kidney problems that need dialysis or a transplant.
This condition is a type of heart disease that affects the smallest blood vessels that branch off from the coronary arteries. In this condition, the oxygenated blood can get through the coronary arteries but can not get through small blood vessels the way it should hence it causes chest pain.
Symptoms of microvascular damage
Discomfort in your chest like heaviness, tightness
Nausea and dizziness.
Stomach pain.
Difficulty breathing.
According to the new research, getting too much sleep leads to an average of 31 per cent higher risk of microvascular damage in people with diabetes. While too little sleep is linked to a 38 per cent higher risk of damage. Health Conditions Health News: Latest News from Health Care, Mental Health, Weight Loss, Disease, Nutrition, Healthcare
