Shift workers and diabetes: Is there a connection?

Our need for sleep is innate. If we don't get enough sleep, not only can we be cranky, but we don't perform at our best levels that day. People who are deprived of sleep risk falling asleep while driving, and not only injuring themselves, but other pedestrians or motorists on the road.
Now, we can add diabetes to the mix of improper sleep habits. A group of United States scientists have discovered that shift workers who have improper patterns of sleep, could be at increased risk for both obesity and diabetes. The improper sleep patterns were noted as not getting enough sleep and sleep at a non-normal time of the day.










