A September 2020 study by the University of South Australia and the University of Leicester found that,
"There is a massive need for large-scale interventions to help people with diabetes initiate, maintain and achieve the benefits of an active lifestyle,”
"For people who prefer to go to bed later and get up later, this is even more important, with our research showing that night owls exercise 56 per cent less than their early bird counterparts.
"Exercise plays an important role for people with diabetes, helping maintain a healthy weight and blood pressure, as well as reducing the risk of heart disease - all significant factors for improving diabetes management.”
"This makes understanding the factors that can mitigate a person's propensity to exercise, extremely important."
“The links between later sleep times and physical activity is clear: go to bed late and you're less likely to be active,”
"As sleep chronotypes are potentially modifiable, these findings provide an opportunity to change your lifestyle for the better, simply by adjusting your bedtime."
"For someone with diabetes, this is valuable information that could help get them back on a path to good health."