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Article: In managing diabetes, track and treat sleep apnea.(Metabolic Disorders)
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- Family Practice News
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- September 15, 2007
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ST. LOUIS -- Sleep apnea assessment and treatment should be considered an integral part of diabetes management, Susan M. LaRue, R.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.
"Sleep apnea is highly prevalent in people with diabetes, people with hypertension and obesity, all of which we see in huge numbers in our patient population," said Ms. LaRue, a certified diabetes educator with Amylin Pharmaceuticals.
What's more, data suggest that the majority of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cases among people with and without diabetes are undiagnosed, she said.
Because sleep apnea is so common in people with ...