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Diabetes is often associated with obstructive sleep apnea.

If you are disabled because of your diabetes condition, and you are not receiving Social Security disability benefits, you should apply for benefits immediately.


Diabetes victims often suffer from another potentially dangerous condition known as obstructive sleep apnea.


If a person suffers from type 2 diabetes, especially if they are overweight, and generally feels fatigued or sluggish a great deal of the time, it could possibly be the fault of obstructive sleep apnea (OPA).


In a recent test by Daniel Einhorn, MD, 279 people with type 2 diabetes were tested for OPA at the Whittier Institute for Diabetes. He discovered that a full 36 percent of his patients had OPA. He also discovered that it was twice as likely for a male to have it as a female, especially those over 62 years of age.


In those with OPA, during sleep the upper airways narrow or collapse, which cuts off breathing. Those with OSA may be woken hundreds of times during the night, just enough to start breathing again.


In most cases, the sleeper will not recall the episodes of being partially woken, however, they will be fatigued during the day. Usually the sleeper doesn't recall the partial waking episodes, but feels tired every day.


Dr. Einhorn advises that those that have type 2 diabetes should get themselves screened for OSA. It is estimated that up to 90 percent of those that have OSA have not been diagnosed with the affliction.

Other studies support the conclusion that diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea are related.

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