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Snoring Women Have an Increased Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2007

"People with type 2 diabetes should consider they may have, or be at risk of sleep apnea." "Partners of men who snore, gasp and snort for breath during sleep are often kept awake at night," Professor Sullivan said. "Their own disrupted sleep often prompts them to encourage their partner to have a sleep assessment. "It is likely that more than half of the people with type 2 diabetes suffer from some form of sleep disordered breathing and up to a third have OSA at a level where treatment would be recommended". "Recent research indicates that untreated sleep apnea may make diabetes medications less effective.

Source: Diabetes In Control