Monthly Sleep Tip - August 2008
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Healthcare Providers Urged to Address the link Between Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention has published a consensus statement in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice on the close link between Type 2 Diabetes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
According to the statement:
- Up to 40 percent of people with OSA will have diabetes.
- Among diabetes patients, the prevalence of some forms of sleep disordered breathing may be as high as 58 percent.
- The link between OSA and diabetes may be independent of overweight/obese status.
The task force strongly recommends that health professionals adopt clinical practices to ensure that a patient presenting with one condition is considered for the other.
Ref. NSF newsletter alert 6/16/2008
Diabetes Research Ii< Clinical Practice Vol. 87 issue 7, july 8,2008
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