Study: Inconsistent sleep leads to higher risk of type 2 diabetes

Consistent sleep could be the key to preventing type 2 diabetes.

That’s according to Boston researchers, who found that people with irregular sleep patterns had a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those who got more consistent sleep.

The study led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers looked at sleep patterns over the course of seven nights, and then followed participants for more than seven years.

The Brigham scientists discovered that irregular...