Several studies have showed us that lack of proper sleep causes adverse effects on our health, especially by increasing the glucose levels in our blood.

As per a new study done by researchers at the University of Chicago, obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) adversely affects glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes. This was published online, before the print publication in the American Thoracic Society''s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

A relation was very clearly established between sleep disorder and changing blood glucose in type 2 diabetes. The study interviewed several patients with type 2 diabetes to assess their medical history and medications along with physical activity.

Measurements of height and weight were also taken along with monitoring the sleep/awake cycles of each participant for five days with wrist actigraphy and self-reported sleep logs.

Participants have finally undergone an overnight polysomnography test for OSA, and glucose control was recorded by obtaining a blood sample for hemoglobin Alc (HbAlc) measurement.

The lack of proper sleep leads to interrupted breathing through the night thereby thickening the blood vessels and increasing the risk of heart disease. The researchers discovered that severe OSA was connected to poorer glucose control proving that there could be more severe diabetes with much more complications.