Snoring problem? You may have diabetes
London,
June
16:
Australian
researchers
have
suggested
a
strong
relationship
between
obstructive
sleep
apnea
(OSA),
snoring
and
type-2
diabetes.
According
to
the
International
Diabetes
Federation
(IDF),
40
per
cent
of
patients
with
apnoea
suffer
from
diabetes,
while
about
23
per
cent
of
diabetics
have
apnoea.
Now, IDF is urging doctors treating patients with one condition to test for the other. "There's no question about the link," New Scientist quoted Paul Zimmet, co-chairman of the IDF's task force on epidemiology and prevention, based in Melbourne, Australia, as saying. Sleep apnoea is the commonest treatable cause of both high blood pressure and heart failure, while type 2 diabetes can also be fatal but is easily managed with the right diet and insulin.
Now, studies are on to identify all patients who have both and to investigate the cause of the link. The study is published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.
ANI