What your sleep could reveal about your health

So if our lifestyle can be impacting it, but also if we have other medical conditions like heart disease or diabetes, things that we are seeing a lot in society, those can also have an effect as well,” she stated.

Beyond lifestyle factors, she said existing medical conditions such as heart disease and diabetes can also contribute to sleep-related problems.“So, if someone has obstructive sleep apnea and they're not getting air, their airways are collapsing down, and they're having these gasps; that can indicate a risk factor of heart disease as well,” Dr Apea said.