A 10-year study of 5,000 middle-aged Swedish men and women, found that men who suffered stress and sleepless nights were twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes, the BBC reported.
All participants were asked questions about their lifestyle and had their BMI measured. They also completed a questionnaire to report their ‘psychological distress’. The researchers concluded that self-reported psychological distress was associated with development of type 2 diabetes in men, not in women.
Critics say previous studies have found a link between stress and type 2 diabetes in both men and women. There are also many limitations in the study, further studies are needed.
Source: "Psychological distress and risk of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes in a prospective study of Swedish middle-aged men and women". Diabetic Medicine 2008; 25:834-842
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