Type 2 Diabetics: Get Evaluated for Sleep Apnoea

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

diabetesNovember was National Diabetes Month. Research findings have revealed that seven out of every ten people with type 2 diabetes have obstructive sleep apnoea. OSA is known to increase the risk of obesity and heart disease. Hence this past month, the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project has advised all people with type 2 diabetes to get checked for sleep apnoea.

Sleep apnoea is a disease that affects all groups irrespective of their age, gender and body type. The common signs of sleep apnoea are snoring associated with gasping and choking, daytime fatigue, high blood pressure, and high BMI. Treatment for OSA is through oral applianes or continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

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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.

The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.

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.

The Somnowell mandibular advancement appliance is also recommended by:

  • Sleep Centres
  • ENT Surgeons, Sleep Physicians, Respiratory, Physicians
  • Orthodontists, Dentists
  • General Medical Practitioners
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