Sleep Apnea During REM Sleep sig. Associated With Type 2 Diabetes
June 16, 2009 by admin
Filed under Sleep Apnea News
Does your family have a history of diabetes? Researchers have found a positive correlation between sleep apnea and diabetes, especially when it occurs during episodes of REM (dream) sleep. If you genetically predisposed to diabetes, are you aware if you suffer from sleep apnea? Even if you do not have diabetes now, learn how to sleep better with our free sleep tips to reduce your life time risk of diabetes.
“A multi-ethnic study in the June 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reports that there is a statistically significant relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) episodes occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and type 2 diabetes.
…odds ratio for type 2 diabetes was 2.0 times higher in patients with REM-related OSA, defined as havng an REM apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 10 or more breathing pauses per hour of REM sleep…Most people with OSA snore loudly and frequently, and they often experience excessive daytime sleepiness.”
For the full story: Sleep Apnea Occurring During REM Sleep Is Significantly Associated With Type 2 Diabetes
