Michael Schroeder

Although roughly one-third of all adults don’t get as much sleep as they should, women seem to suffer disproportionately from not getting enough zzz’s. A new study in Diabetes Care finds chronic insufficient sleep — even getting about six hours of sleep instead of the seven to nine recommended — increases insulin resistance, raising risk for diabetes in otherwise healthy women. This adds to past research that finds women are more likely than men to not get the recommended amount of shuteye, inc…