A new study has linked poor sleep patterns among people with diabetes. Researchers claim that poor quality of sleep could be associated with worse control of blood glucose levels among the diabetics.

Researchers say that diabetic people who face difficulty in managing their blood glucose levels are at a higher risk of developing complications as compared to others. Such people may have reduced quality of life and a reduced life expectancy.

Poor sleep is linked with the risk of developing many complicated disease. Researchers warn that sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea, are more common in people with type 2 diabetes.

Eve Van Cauter, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Co-author of the study said that improving sleep quality among the diabetic people is as beneficial for them as most commonly used anti-diabetes drugs.

The results were based on the evaluation of sleep patterns 40 people with diabetes for six nights. The researchers examined whether they suffer from sleep disorders such as insomnia, snoring or sleep apnoea. Their blood samples were also taken to estimate their insulin and glucose levels.

The results of the evaluation revealed that poor sleepers had 23% higher blood glucose levels in the morning, and 48% higher blood insulin levels as compared to normal sleepers.