From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-360845-810874
SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea are
closely related and both have significant implications on public
health, an Australian researcher says.
Paul Zimmet, foundation director of the International Diabetes
Institute in Melbourne and co-chair of the International Diabetes
Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention says, health
policy makers and the general public must be made aware of the link
between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea so that all can begin to
address the significant economic burden and debilitating health
consequences to both individuals and the community.
"While type 2 diabetes is recognized as a serious global epidemic, the
severe health consequences of untreated sleep apnea, especially in
people with diabetes, are not," Zimmet says in a statement.
Recent studies show that obstructive sleep apnea is common in people
with diabetes and estimates suggest that up to 40 percent of people
with obstructive sleep apnea have diabetes.
The International Diabetes Federation statement that urges healthcare
providers to address the relationship between type 2 diabetes and
sleep apnea was presented at the American Diabetes Association 68th
Annual Scientific Sessions in San Francisco and is published in
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.