Sleep Apnoea May Up Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

sleep apnoeaSleep apnoea is characterized by the partial or complete blockage of a person’s airways causing intermittent pauses in breathing. A growing body of evidence has linked sleep apnoea to glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

Key takeaways:

·        People with severe obstructive sleep apnoea were 70 percent more likely to develop diabetes compared to healthy individuals.

·        Obesity increases the risk of both obstructive sleep apnoea and type 2 diabetes.

·       Patients with sleep apnoea  should be tested for type 2 diabetes; those with type 2 diabetes should be tested for sleep apnoea.

“These findings underscore the need to prevent sleep apnoea and screen for sleep apnoea in patients particularly at risk for developing diabetes — e.g., overweight and physically inactive people,” he told Reuters Health by email.

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Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

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Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.

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