Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts. [s]BBC News[/s] reports that this is according to the findings of a large international study, which indicated men and those doing rotating shifts were at highest risk. It is thought that disruption to the body clock affects waistlines, hormones and sleep – which could increase the risk. Studies in sleep laboratories have shown that making people snooze at the wrong time of day led to the early stages of type 2 diabetes developing within weeks. Now an analysis of data from 226,652 people strengthens the link with type 2 diabetes.
[link url=http://www.bbc.com/news/health-28442550]Full BBC News report[/link]
[link url=http://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2014/06/12/oemed-2014-102150.abstract]OEM BMJ abstract[/link]