Health Professionals
- Up to 58% of patients with type 2 diabetes, also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)6
- OSA is the most common type of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB)
- The majority of these patients are unaware they have OSA
Why treat patients with OSA and type 2 diabetes?
Extensive research indicates that effective treatment of OSA in people suffering from type 2 diabetes can result in significant:
- Improvements in insulin sensitivity7
- Reduction in after-meal blood glucose level8
- Reduction in mean arterial blood pressure9
OSA Symptoms
This checklist can help identify whether your patients are presenting OSA symptoms :
- Has their partner noticed that they snore, gasp or stop breathing during sleep?
- Do they often wake up feeling unrefreshed?
- Do they sometimes feel excessively sleepy during the day?
- Do they find it difficult to concentrate?
- Do they have hypertension?
- Do they have type 2 diabetes
Next steps
- Test your type 2 diabetic patients for OSA
- Initiate treatment or refer to a Sleep Specialist for further investigation