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The study was conducted to assess the effects of artificial exposure of light at night on blood glucose level among IT workers at selected IT company in coimbatore district .The objective of the study was to assess the blood giucose level after the effect of artificial exposure of light at night among IT workers and to find out the findings with the selected demographic variables . A quantitative research approach was adopted for the study .A descriptive Cross sectional design was adopted for the study . The sample consisted of 35 IT employees who worked in NRI sector night shift. The target population included IT workers aged 20-45 years who worked night shifts or had extended screen exposure during night hours. Night-shift workers with high ALAN exposure exhibited significantly higher mean fasting blood glucose levels compared to day-shift workers (p < 0.05). A positive correlation was observed between duration of ALAN exposure and elevated glucose levels. Sleep disturbances and reduced melatonin secretion were identified as potential mediating factors. This study found that greater artificial light exposure at night (ALAN) among IT workers at the selected Coimbatore company was associated with adverse effects on blood-glucose regulation.