Sleep Hygiene
Behavioral sleep intervention may improve sleep duration, regularity in type 1 diabetes
A technology-assisted behavioral sleep intervention was feasible and acceptable and may be effective for improving sleep duration or regularity for adults with type 1 diabetes, according to data from a pilot study.
Adults with type 2 diabetes who lost 10% or more body weight move more, sleep better
Adults with type 2 diabetes who lost at least 10% of their body weight engaged in more physical activity and slept better at 12 and 24 months than those who lost less weight, according to a study published in Diabetic Medicine.
Q&A: ‘Nature has a better design’ than changing our clocks twice a year
On Sunday, most Americans will adjust their clocks 1 hour to “fall back” into standard time, during which folks will gain an hour of sleep but lose an hour of daylight.
Poor sleep quality linked to higher type 1 diabetes distress in young adults
Young adults with type 1 diabetes have more diabetes distress symptoms with shorter sleep time, lower sleep efficiency and higher sleep variability, according to a study published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care.
‘Night owls’ at increased risk for suicidal thoughts
People who spent more time awake at night had increased risk for recent suicidal ideation, whereas more time awake in the morning reduced this risk, according to results of a survey study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Fear of being without phone tied to poor sleep in young adults
College-aged adults who experience nomophobia are at a greater risk for increased sleepiness, avolition and poor sleep hygiene, according to research presented at SLEEP 2020.
Sleep hygiene education can increase sleep quantity, decrease hospital visits
Although more than half of people with type 2 diabetes report poor sleep, sleep hygiene is often missing from diabetes self-management education, according to two speakers at the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists annual conference.
Behavioral, lifestyle choices are 'cornerstone' of immune health
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Of all the sources of chronic inflammation, from immune aging to chronic infections and developmental factors, lifestyle and behavioral choices represent the “cornerstone” of good immune health, as they can actually be controlled by the patient, according to Leonard Calabrese, DO, of the Cleveland Clinic.
Blood test may determine if kids are sleeping enough
A blood test could determine whether children are sleeping enough, according to a study published in Experimental Physiology.
1 in 17 children takes melatonin at least once a week
Findings of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Pediatrics suggested that approximately 6% of children — or one in 17 — are given melatonin for sleep problems.