The Associated Press interviews Michael Thorpy, M.B., Ch.B., about a new study showing that regular disruption of nighttime sleep can lead to elevated blood sugar levels and a sluggish metabolic rate, setting the stage for diabetes. Dr. Thorpy notes that diabetes isn’t the only worry; impaired sleep has been linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, depression, memory impairment, a weakened immune system and even cancer. Dr. Thorpy is professor of clinical neurology at Einstein and director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center.
April 17, 2012
The New York Times' Consult blog hosts Michael J. Thorpy, M.B. Ch.B., and Shelby Freedman Harris, Psy.D. The two will answer reader questions about insomnia and sleeplessness the week of June 21. Dr. Thorpy is professor of clinical neurology at Einstein and director of Montefiore's Sleep-Wake Disorders Center. Dr. Harris is assistant professor of neurology and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein and director of Montefiore's behavioral sleep medicine program.
June 23, 2010