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Diabetics sleeping 8+ hours face nearly double kidney disease risk

In a Japanese study of 678 outpatients with type 2 diabetes, 215 developed or worsened kidney disease over about six years. Those sleeping eight hours or more had the highest risk, with a hazard ratio of 1.92 against people sleeping under six hours. The authors stress it was an observational study, so it can't show that sleep causes kidney problems.

By BriefTea Editorial · 16 October 2026 at 2:16

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