Research: Sleep Apnoea & Diabetes Linked (Again)

[James @ Intus]

Research shows up to 40 percent of people with sleep apnea have diabetes. Also, it’s likely more than half of people with type 2 diabetes suffer from some type of sleep disorder. A final link also suggests treatment for sleep apnea known as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves insulin sensitivity in non-obese people.

http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=18979

It's been linked many times now and the results are quite staggering. Have all of you been tested for Diabetes? And has it improved since CPAP?

[rluscombe]

Hi

I am a type 2 diabetic and have been for 2 years I was diagnosed with OSA last October and using CPAP, over the last 2 months I have been suffering major tiredness whereby I have been signed off work sick for the past 5 weeks. The doctor has been swopping, chopping and changing my diabetic meds to see if this is the reason cos my Blood glucose control is now quite good. The tiredness is still there to the point where on my return to work I will only be working part time 9-12pm to allow for my tiredness. I am at my wits end now and struggling to know what to do next. I have been on various message boards to see if anyone else has had these problems and none found so far.

[James @ Intus]

Welcome to the forums!

To answer this question of yours from elsewhere:

The data screen shows the following info.

7 = 1.54h
30= 3.00h

>4
7= 2
30 = 11

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

That means that over the last 7 nights you clocked just an average of 1.5 AHI, in other words, just over one breathing event per hour left. Over the last 30 days, the avergae is 3. So you have improved recently from great results to fantastic results.

The >4 number, I'm pretty sure means "sessions longer than 4 hours" which if true, means you are not using it all night every night. Perhaps one of the ResMed users can double-check this for me.

So, when you use your CPAP, you are doing brilliantly. Try and use it all night to help with the remaining tiredness, and of course, check in other areas of your health such as thyroid function, that you actually eat energy-rich foods etc.

[Martina]

Sleep Apnea and Driving

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in October 08 ( diagnosed with OSAP in June 08) I was so tired all the time I could not even perform the simplest task and had stopped driving. I used the cpap machine for the whole night ,every night ,and although I felt much better I didnt have the energy I was hoping to get back.Then I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and started the long haul of getting meds sorted out.I suspect that my blood pressure tablets are making me feel a bit tired- perhaps you need to persist with the cpap - use it the whole night for a few weeks and see how it goes?

[James @ Intus]

Get both under control and you'll feel a great difference.

There is more information about OSA and Typer 2 Diabetes here.

[paulbooth6]

James

I have posted my thoughts and opinions on this plus depression

Paul