Beware it is spreading very fast! You are at risk of being affected by type 2 diabetes if you have this symptom at night. The latest study is revealed

As the Christmas and New Year season approaches, researchers at the University of South Australia are reminding people to prioritize good sleep more and more. New research raises suspicions that restless sleep may be associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

In the first study, researchers found that people who reported sleep problems were, on average, more likely to have indicators of poor cardiometabolic health, cholesterol and body weight, which can contribute to type 2 diabetes.

UniSA researcher, Dr. Lisa Matricciani says different aspects of sleep are related to risk factors for diabetes. In Australia, almost one million adults have type 2 diabetes. Globally, type 2 diabetes affects more than 422 million people.

The study looked at over 1,000 people with an average age of 44.8 years. Most of the participants (87%) were mothers, and about half of the participants (48%) reported that they had never had restless sleep. The researchers looked at a number of sleep characteristics: self-reported sleep problems, duration, timing, efficiency, and variability of sleep duration from day to day.