Fresh
warning on diabetes
Doctors urged to look
for link between Type 2 Diabetes, sleep apnea
The
ties being found between type 2 diabetes and obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) indicate these disorders have major
implications on public health, the International Diabetes
Federation warns.
Up to 40 percent of people with OSA, a common breathing
disorder, also have diabetes, recent studies suggest.
Likewise, more than half of the people with type 2 diabetes
suffer from some form of sleep disorder. Another recent
study suggests treating OSA with continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) improves insulin sensitivity
in non-obese people.
The diabetes federation, in a statement expected to
be made Saturday during a presentation at the American
Diabetes Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco,
strongly recommends health-care professionals working
with both conditions receive more education about the
links between them. The federation also encouraged clinical
practices be adopted so a person presenting with one
condition is checked for the other.
The statement, which is also published in an article
in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, calls for
people with OSA tohotel.
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