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.
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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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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