Sleep and type 2 diabetes . . . and other stories

Sleep, diet, and type 2 diabetesCompared with people who slept seven to eight hours each night, participants in the UK Biobank study who slept for five hours or less were slightly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. The risk was higher for those sleeping three to four hours a night. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t seem to be diet. The association between short sleep duration and increased risk of type 2 diabetes was present even when the analysis was restricted to people eating healthily (JAMA Netw Open doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.1147).Cerebral venous thrombosisAlthough cerebral venous thrombosis accounts for less than 3% of all strokes, it carries a substantial risk of death or dependency, despite intensive medical treatment. Predisposing conditions include pregnancy, the puerperium, use of oral contraceptives, thrombophilia, obesity, and covid-19 vaccine induced thrombocytopenia. The clinical presentation is diverse but headaches and seizures are common. Diagnosis depends on cerebral venography by magnetic…
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