Significant Association with REM-related Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Type 2 Diabetes

June 26, 2009 - PRLog -- A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reports that there is a statistically significant relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) episodes occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and type 2 diabetes. Find out more about the Dangers of Sleep Apnea at: http://www.ihatecpap.com/sleep_apnea_dangers.html

According to principle investigator Kamran Mahmood, MD, MPH, of the University of Illinois at Chicago, the researchers were surprised by the significant association of REM-related Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) with type 2 diabetes.

This studies findings are consistent with several studies on the association of OSA with glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. REM-related OSA is more common in mild-to-moderate cases of OSA, especially in women and in patients younger than 55 years of age.

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