Sleep Apnoea Confirmed

[GlucoseGary]

Finally had my appointment to get the results of my sleep study from December. Surprise, surprise, I do indeed have sleep apnoea, and pretty pronounced at that. Now I only have to wait until I get an appointment to be fitted for a CPAP machine.

I really really hope this treatment is as good as people say. I honestly can't remember the last time I slept through the night, and may have been suffering from this for a decade or more - it may even be the root of my depression and a contributing factor in the weight gain which has precipitated my diabetes.

Just wondering, is there any room within the forum for those of us with associated disorders like SA and depression to have a place to discuss those?

 

[FM001]

I was asked to fill out a questionnaire for sleep apnoea when I mentioned I had disturbed sleep, turned out I didn't but the consultant said that there is a strong correlation between SA & diabetes. Those CPAP machines are meant to be very helpful and should do the job for you.

 

[runner]

Hi glucoseGary - so pleased you have an explanation for your disturbed nights now. wouldn't surprise me in the least if this had contributed to depression and knock-on weight gain. I hope you get the help you need to improve things for you. Perhaps just knowing the cause of the disturbed nights will help a little too. I think your suggestion for a space for associated disorders and depression is a great idea, but as I only drop into the forums occasionally, don't feel I'm qualified to judge!

Good luck with the sleep apnoea. 🙂

 

[GlucoseGary]

Thanks for the kind thoughts, runner.

You're right, Toby, and it's all connected - sleep apnoea, diabetes, heart disease and depression are all correlated, even to the point that I've seen it quoted that 50% of all men with T2 suffer from SA. Impossible to tell what causes what, but attacking on all fronts will hopefully improve the situation all round 🙂

 

[Tina63]

Hi Gary

Though not type 2, my mother-in-law has aleep apnoea and uses a CPAP machine. Before she was diagnosed she looked truly ill, the sleep deprivation was really affecting her, both physically and mentally.

It was only a year or two ago, and she now has the machine. She said, as you would expect, that it took a bit of getting used to and she had to change the mask after a few weeks for a better fit, but she wouldn't be without it now. She said she sleeps wonderfully now, wakes feeling fully refreshed and full of energy and looks so very much better.

Hopefully if you can get one sorted sooner rather than later you will begin to feel significantly better.

Tina

 

[trophywench]

Hear Hear - I don't have SA (although who knows LOL) but everyone I know who has, says how wonderful the CPAP are. Including Bill .......

Here's a link to a little ditty

http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/diabetes_blogs/?p=1164

 

[spiritfree]

Hello Gary. I have sleep aponea. I had an ahi, the times you stop breathing per hour, of 34+. I started on a cpap machine last april. A few months later I was swapped to a bi-pap machine, which I find much better. The mask takes a bit of getting used to. I use a full face mask, which covers mouth and nose, as I am a mouth breather. The nasal masks, which go only over nose, were no good to me as the air was going in my nose and back out of my mouth. I sounded like darth vader hahahaha. My ahi's are now down to around 15. I can't get them right down as the meds I'm on stop this, eg morphine for wound pain. I hope all goes well for you. You can pm me anytime you need help.

 

[margie]

I hope you get the CPAP soon - I believe there can sometimes be a wait.

It can take a while to get used to, a relative found that when they woke each morning tey had removed the mask.

 

[veganlass]

I have sleep apnoea too, but find just by raising the mattress, head end relieves it.