CPAP improves sleeping glucose levels in type 2 diabetes patients with OSA
Monday, December 15, 2008 - 12:07
in Health & Medicine
A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that screening type 2 diabetes patients for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and treating those who have OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy could improve the management of their hyperglycemia and might favorably influence their long-term prognosis.
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