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Snoring, apnea linked to Type 2 diabetes risk in older adults

Published 9 Oct 2015

Snoring, apnea linked to Type 2 diabetes risk in older adults

Seniors with nighttime breathing issues like snoring or sleep apnea often have high blood sugar and may be almost twice as likely as sound sleepers to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study.

"Recent evidence suggests that diabetes patients have a higher prevalence of sleep disturbances than the general population," lead author Linn Beate Strand said by email.

"However, less is known about whether symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later, especially in older adults," said Strand, of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

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on 10/10/2015

My husband has Type 2 Diabetes and both snores and as night time breathing difficulties, which we always put down to his COPD.

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