Relation between Lack of Sleep and Increased Risk of Diabetes in Youth

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Introduction:
According to WHO (2019), diabetes is demarcated as the one of the mt common
pernicious metabolic disorder in which the blood glucose level in the body increases. It is
common in individual of every age but is most common in adults. If it is not treated properly, it
can lead to further deterioration in the heart, eye, blood vessel, nerves and kidney. According to
CDC (2019), 30.3 million of the total American population has been suffering from disease.
According to American Diabetes Association (2019), it is estimated that around 193,000 of the
total American population in the age range between 15 to 25 have been suffering from diabetes.
There are certain risk factor for the diabetes which if initially avoided and looked over properly it
can lead to diabetes in youth and it is observed that, if the person below the age group of 25 will
be diagnosed, it can Detroit the future life of the individual. Among all the risk factor identified,
lack of sleep is also considered to be one of the risk factor that can cause diabetes among the
individual. This research focusses on the relation between the lack of sleep and the increased risk
of the diabetes. The target population which have been selected for the reaserch is the individual
of age group between 15 to 25 in America. Lack of sleep is mostly observed in the case of
individual of age group 15 to 25 due to several reason which include, study pressure, addiction to
social media. Lack of sleep in an individual may lead to diabetes along with other disease.
According to Khandelwal et al., (2017), lack of sleep and diabetes is corelated with each other.
Lack of sleep increase the risk pf diabetes whereas people who are already suffering from
diabetes increase sleep deprivation. People who are already been suffering from diabetes have
frequent urination, due to which they have to wake up several times at night to urinate. Due to
this, they are not able to sleep properly and feels tired during the whole day. Individuals when
feel tired tend to eat more in order to get energy. Consumption of excessive sugar or other