A new study has revealed that Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) will make it hard for type 2 diabetes patients to control their blood sugar levels.
The University of Chicago claims that the study demonstrated for the first time the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea severity and blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes.
Sixty type 2 patients in the age group of 41 and 70 were selected for knowing the relation between obstructive sleep apnea severity and blood sugar levels. These patients were monitored for their sleep-wake cycles with the help of wrist actigraphy and self reported sleep logs. They were assessed for their glucose levels by measuring the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), which is a clinical marker for glycemic control in diabetics.
About 38 percent of the patients exhibited mild sleep apnea, 25 percent had moderate apnea while 13 percent had severe sleep apnea. The study found that the patients suffering from mild, moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea had their HbA1C levels increased by 49, 93 and 269 percent respectively, as opposed to those without OSA.
The findings were published in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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