Author(s)

Abilash Sathyanarayanan^1*, Elvin Benny², Jenit Osborn³, Senthil Kumar⁴, Suresh Prabhu⁴, Anil C. Mathew³

¹PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
²Department of Statistics, St. Thomas College, Pala, India.
³Department of Community Medicine, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
⁴Department of Endocrinology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.

The aim of this study is to investigate the possible risk factors of poor sleep quality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on insulin therapy. The factors considered were age, sex, body mass index (BMI), glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), duration of diabetes and depression. A total of 202 diabetic patients aged 20 years or older were included in the study. The results showed that female sex and depression were independent risk factors for poor sleep quality among type 2 diabetics on insulin therapy. Findings may contribute to sleep disorder control in female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus which has been linked to glycemic control.

Diabetes, Sleep Quality, Insulin Administration, Depression

Sathyanarayanan, A. , Benny, E. , Osborn, J. , Kumar, S. , Prabhu, S. and Mathew, A. (2015) Factors Associated with Poor Sleep Quality among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients on Insulin Therapy. Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, 5, 206-210. doi: 10.4236/jdm.2015.54025.