Being a Night Owl
Staying up late at night seems great, but your body wouldn’t say the same if it could. “When you get fewer than six hours sleep, you disrupt hormones that control blood glucose and hunger, and that can lead to weight gain,” doctor Klingler explains. Of course, this also increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, so do your best to sleep as much as your body asks at the right time.
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2 thoughts on “10 Common Things That Increase Your Risk Of Diabetes”
I agree . I am type 1 diabetic on Metformen but I also control what I eat and drink. I do not use sugar I use Stevia which is all natural. I avoid sugar and things that contain sugar . Once in a while I will allow myself some sugar. I check my sugar daily and run between 110 and 120.
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