Night shift work may raise diabetes risk

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Women whose jobs require them to rotate through day and night shifts may be increasing their diabetes risk, especially if they maintain that schedule over a long period of time, a new study of nurses suggests.

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[redrumloa]

Figures! I worked graveyard shift for about 7 years (though I am not a woman).

 

[the_leander]

Figures! I worked graveyard shift for about 7 years (though I am not a woman).

Doing the graveyard shift now. So, on top in increased likelihood of depression, reduced life span, vitamin d deficiencies etc I now have diabetes to add to the list.

Awesome.

 

[redrumloa]

Doing the graveyard shift now. So, on top in increased likelihood of depression, reduced life span, vitamin d deficiencies etc I now have diabetes to add to the list.

Awesome.

I stopped doing graveyard shift about 15 years ago. For the majority of those 7 years I either worked 2 full time jobs or 80 hours a week at one. It really took a toll on me, but I associated it with the hours and not the shift. I found out last year about diabetes and vitamin d deficiency. There is some history of diabetes in my family, but only family members who have it due to Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH). My doctors initially thought I had HH, but later decided against it. So where did my diabates, vitamin d deficiency and other issues come from? One of those things I will probably never know but those hard years probably took a toll.

 

[ilwrath]

I'd probably also have to question how much diet has to do with it, as well. I've worked nights and rotating shifts for a while, myself, I can say that your able to bring something from home, your available midnight lunch choices generally aren't as nutritious as your noon ones are. (But, also the long days take a toll on the body, as well, for sure. And night shift workers get less quality sleep time.)