[ConservativeMind]

A short sleep period (under seven hours), in those over 62, was associated with a 570% increase in microvascular disease.

Many may already know they have this problem, from their albumin/creatinine ratios or by having diabetic retinopathy, which were the two ways they identified issues in this study.

What this study may provide is the possibility that sleep time is part of the cause of the issue. It was only an association, but it is a possibility.

[ConservativeMind]

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[edwinland]

I could not stay asleep and dreaded waking up at 3 am and being unable to fall back asleep. I started many of my days at 4 am and could barely keep my eyes open.

I made two changes:

1. I only drink one cup of regular coffee a day, as soon as I wake up. The rest of the day, it’s regular tea and after about 8 p.m. decaf tea.

2. I take one high-absorption magnesium tablet every night before I sleep.

Result: I am sleeping better now than at any time in my life.
I sleep soundly from about midnight to about 8 am every night. If I wake up needing to pee at 3 am I’m asleep 3 minutes after I get back into bed.

[COBOL2Java]

I fall into the “optimal” range - although I get up a couple times for the bathroom, LOL.