Obstructive sleep apnea can cause diabetes
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | ABHINAYA MOHAN Published Dec 18, 2017, 6:40 am IST UpdatedDec 18, 2017, 6:40 am IST In such a scenario, there is a critical need for effective treatment and management of sleep apnea. Chennai: Obstructive sleep apnea is now as common as hypertension, diabetes and heart disease and can lead to all of these if untreated, say experts. It has been observed that more than 53 per cent sleep apnea suspects are already suffering from either diabetes or high blood pressure but remain unaware of sleep apnea. In such a scenario, there is a critical need for effective treatment and management …
Sleep apnea tied to diabetes and hypertension during pregnancy
Published December 21, 2016 | Reuters Pregnant women who experience certain breathing problems during sleep may be more likely to develop complications like high blood pressure and diabetes, recent U.S. research suggests. In the study of more than 3,000 women, researchers did home-based sleep studies twice during pregnancy to check for what’s known as apnea, a potentially serious sleep disorder that involves repeated stops and starts in breathing. Risk factors for sleep apnea include older age and obesity. Women who had sleep apnea were almost twice as likely to develop what’s known as preeclampsia, a type of pregnancy-related high blood …
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