People with sleep apnea that also are tired during the day may be two to three times more likely to develop diabetes, according to new research out of Canada. So says an article published by Reuters Health.
People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have problems breathing while sleeping. That’s because a piece of tissue in the back of the throat gets in the way during sleep and causes people with the condition to frequently stop and restart breathing.
Recent research has drawn a link between severe cases of OSA and insulin resistance, one of the key elements in Type 2 diabetes. For the current study researchers conducted slee evaluations on more than 2,000 men and women with OSA.
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