Sleep apnea

[Allan Lloyd]

Hi one and all; was told quite bluntly I have Sleep Apnea and have not been given any further information, so I used " Dr Google" ; not much use but this site says it is associated with Type 1 which I have had for 56 years .The diagnose all stated with a cough that had lasted for 2 years or so and still no cure. Second opinion here I come in 2020

 

[grovesy]

Hi one and all; was told quite bluntly I have Sleep Apnea and have not been given any further information, so I used " Dr Google" ; not much use but this site says it is associated with Type 1 which I have had for 56 years .The diagnose all stated with a cough that had lasted for 2 years or so and still no cure. Second opinion here I come in 2020

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[everydayupsanddowns]

I’ve split your post away from the old 2014 thread @Allan Lloyd (https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/sleep-apnea.46720/page-2) to avoid confusion and people responding to the original posts. 🙂

Hopefully you will get some more tailored responses

 

[Drummer]

I have sleep apnoea. Basically, stopping breathing when asleep.
Most cases are resolved by a CPAP machine which creates a constant positive air pressure to prevent the airway folding together. Once the exact pressure required is found no more trouble is experienced.
How the mechanics of airway obstruction can be caused by diabetes is not at all clear to me.

 

[Sally W]

Hi one and all; was told quite bluntly I have Sleep Apnea and have not been given any further information, so I used " Dr Google" ; not much use but this site says it is associated with Type 1 which I have had for 56 years .The diagnose all stated with a cough that had lasted for 2 years or so and still no cure. Second opinion here I come in 2020

Not sure if helpful but I thought I had sleep apnea as I keep waking up not breathing. But I tried a nasal spray which cleared airways. I’m currently awaiting ENT to see if allergy. Ifyouve a diagnosis then at least you know but just in case your symptoms are the same as mine you may want to consider another cause

 

[Drummer]

There is a distinct difference between blocking of the airway and its closing in on itself. Only the latter is classic sleep apnoea. It puts a strain on the heart to be constantly partly suffocated.

 

[Barbie1]

OH has sleep apnea, and was given a leaflet about it by his GP ( which of course has been long lost, sorry).
one of the suggestions was to raise the pillow height, and so we went out and bought a pretty firm and high pillow which has really done the trick for him, and we no longer have that worry at all ( and he no longer snores either, so blessings all round!)
Took a bit of getting used to, but much better than falling asleep at the wheel of our car.......

 

[mikeyB]

It’s got absolutely nothing to do with having diabetes of any flavour, but if you have sleep apnoea your doctor should be able to direct you to specialist help. It’s not a trivial condition - far from it. Whoever diagnosed it (I assume it wasn’t Dr Google) has been somewhat remiss in not offering such help and advice.

if it does cause daytime sleepiness, it’s one of the conditions that the DVLA need to be notified about.

 

[Eddy Edson]

It’s got absolutely nothing to do with having diabetes of any flavour, but if you have sleep apnoea your doctor should be able to direct you to specialist help. It’s not a trivial condition - far from it. Whoever diagnosed it (I assume it wasn’t Dr Google) has been somewhat remiss in not offering such help and advice.

if it does cause daytime sleepiness, it’s one of the conditions that the DVLA need to be notified about.

Apparently there's research sowing it can increase T2D risk: eg https://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/29/1/14

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) alters glucose metabolism, promotes insulin resistance, and is associated with development of type 2 diabetes. Obesity is a key moderator of the effect of OSA on type 2 diabetes. However, chronic exposure to intermittent hypoxia and other pathophysiological effects of OSA affect glucose metabolism directly, and treatment of OSA can improve glucose homeostasis.

 

[Blue flash]

Hi one and all; was told quite bluntly I have Sleep Apnea and have not been given any further information, so I used " Dr Google" ; not much use but this site says it is associated with Type 1 which I have had for 56 years .The diagnose all stated with a cough that had lasted for plvl1 QQ2 years or so and still no cure. Second opinion here I come in 2020

How have you been diagnosed? If you have had a sleep study that monitors you blood oxygen?

Treatment as others have said is CPAP machine

 

[Blue flash]

Apparently there's research sowing it can increase T2D risk: eg https://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/29/1/14

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) alters glucose metabolism, promotes insulin resistance, and is associated with development of type 2 diabetes. Obesity is a key moderator of the effect of OSA on type 2 diabetes. However, chronic exposure to intermittent hypoxia and other pathophysiological effects of OSA affect glucose metabolism directly, and treatment of OSA can improve glucose homeostasis.

I'm putting my type 2 down to it, as took 6 years get official diagnosis as sleep clinic was only seeing high risk HGV drivers and few others.

 

[mikeyB]

Because sleep apnoea and T2 diabetes are associated with obesity (though not always) there is bound to be an association, but association doesn’t mean causation.

If there were such an association, then every patient with Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease would be at risk of T2, and they aren’t- unless, of course, they take steroids. Even then, it’s not due to reduced oxygen levels.