[Progress in research of association between sleep duration and type 2 diabetes]

Diabetes has become the world' s major public health problem in the 21(th) century. Increasing attention has been paid to the importance of healthy sleep abroad, whereas less attention has been paid to it in China. Through literature study, this paper summarizes the current status of epidemiology and laboratory research on the relationship between sleep duration and incidence of type 2 diabetes, insulin sensitivity and blood glucose control both at home and abroad, and introduces the underlying mechanisms in order to provide evidence for further studies and the prevention and management of diabetes.