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Treatment of Sleep Apnea Lowers Glucose Levels in Diabetics
Treatment of Sleep Apnea Lowers Glucose Levels in Diabetics -- Posted by Gumbo on 03-06-05 06:57
Treatment of Sleep Apnea Lowers Glucose Levels in Diabetics
CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Patients with Type II diabetes who
also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea can lower their glucose levels by
receiving the most common sleep apnea therapy, a new study has found.
The study appears in the Feb. 28 Archives of Internal Medicine.
Dr. James Herdegen, associate professor of medicine at the University of
Illinois at Chicago and medical director of the UIC Center for Sleep and
Ventilatory Disorders, and his co-authors measured glucose levels of
participants before and after continuous positive airway pressure therapy,
or CPAP.
Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which a person's breathing
stops or becomes irregular during sleep as a result of a collapsed airway.
This disrupts healthy sleep and causes a number of short-term and
long-lasting effects that threaten health. Previous research has found sleep
apnea sufferers are nine times more likely to have diabetes than those
without the sleep disorder.
CPAP, the most common treatment option for obstructive sleep apnea, involves
wearing a mask that supplies a steady stream of air through the nose during
sleep. The airflow keeps the nasal passages open sufficiently to prevent
airway collapse.
When CPAP treatment was administered for at least four hours each day, there
was a significant reduction in the participants' glucose levels. By lowering
glucose levels, patients with diabetes significantly can reduce their risk
of developing late-stage complications including cardiovascular, kidney, eye
and nerve disease.
"With such clear evidence for the high risk of sleep apnea among patients
with Type II diabetes, it is encouraging that our data show patients can
achieve better control of their glucose levels with CPAP therapy," Herdegen
said. Based on the study's results, Herdegen recommends that diabetic
patients who exhibit symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness and loud,
persistent snoring be screened for sleep apnea and seek treatment if the
sleep disorder is confirmed.
More than 18 million people in the United States have diabetes, and studies
show this number is on the rise. Diabetes is a disease in which the body
does not produce or properly use insulin and can lead to death if not
treated properly. Approximately 18 million Americans suffer from obstructive
sleep apnea, although 90 percent have not been diagnosed.
Other authors on the paper are Drs. Ambika Babu and Leon Fogelfeld of Rush
University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County,
Susan Shott of Rush University Medical Center and Dr. Theodore Mazzone of
UIC.
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