Women with Gestational Diabetes at Increased Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

If you think that gestational diabetes only involves blood sugar levels, you may be wrong. Gestational diabetes may also affect the way you sleep. A recent study has shown that women with gestational diabetes are nearly seven times more likely to have obstructive sleep apnoea than other pregnant women. This may be due to a link between gestational diabetes and sleep apnoea, which causes brief interruptions in breathing during sleep. This is why women with gestational diabetes mellitus should also be tested for obstructive sleep apnoea.

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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/265078.php

 

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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