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Sleep deprivation can actually change the way the brain functions.
Sleep Deprivation and Diabetes Sleep is important to a person's health and people are seriously short changing themselves, leaving their bodies open to attack from dozens of life threatening and disabling diseases and disorders, including diabetes. On the Road to Prevention Drivers falling asleep at the wheel cause hundreds of deaths and millions of dollars in damage every year, and the problem is escalating. We are a nation suffering from less fun, less sleep,, more work. On April 1, we spring ahead an hour, and that means an hour of sleep lost for many people, an hour that some can ill afford. When it comes to sleep deprivation, parents, and in particular, mothers, are high on the list.