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Does using a CPAP machine reduce blood sugar levels to normal in others?
Hi. I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea for about 14 months now and have been using the wonderful CPAP machine for that time, except for the odd night with a cold it's been great. I recently went for my 12 month (6 months late so 18 months) diabetes check up. I was diagnosed with high blood sugar levels 5 yrs ago at nearly 9 but I have manged to get it down to 7.6 with diet control. The Doctors wanted to put me on drugs for this but I said "no thanks" I very recently had a check up showing my sugars at normal levels of 6.
I have read a lot of research into the extra benefits of the CPAP machine and this result shows there is a better control of sugars when I get a good nights sleep. So, has anyone else had this sort of diabetic change after using the CPAP machine? It would be great to put together a actual patient based affect on blood sugar when using CPAP machine.
I look forward to any comments. Either good or bad
Steve 
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on
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That's good to hear Steve - another impor tant benefit of your successful CPAP therapy
I hear of this a lot from people and there have been several studies done proving that CPAP therapy can definitely help with this. Here's one of them http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603530/
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Permalink Reply by stephen smith on
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thanks. I will have a look :o)
Kath Hope said:That's good to hear Steve - another impor tant benefit of your successful CPAP therapy
I hear of this a lot from people and there have been several studies done proving that CPAP therapy can definitely help with this. Here's one of them http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603530/
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There's some more news on this hot off the press Steve http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ATS/39249
stephen smith said:thanks. I will have a look :o)
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My whole journey on the CPAP thing started when my GP wanted me to have further investigations for high blood pressure, but my BP was only high in the first few hours of the day, and was sky high on waking. I went then down a path of looking for a cause, and being overweight, a heavy snorer since time began (regardless of weight), sleepy in the day and waking in the night I got a private test, bought my own machine and it all went away. Disturbed sleep is overlooked by so many doctors who are in a hurry to treat a symptom not find a cause, I wonder how many type 2 diabetics and hypertension patients could be treated drug free with cpap...
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Hi symmit.
Thanks for your reply. Really pleased you got it all sorted out. You are so true about the GP's leaping to throwing drugs at the problem rather than finding out why it's all happening. Lack of sleep can cause so many effects on the body and mind it is quite often over looked by them. As when a patient is asked "do you sleep ok!" by the GP the patient as far as they know say "yes". That's because in most cases sleep apnea goes unnoticed for so many years. In my case, I think I had been suffering for about 7 years before being diagnosed with this illness. But once diagnosed and put on the CPAP machine my life changed totally. No more aches and pains, my mind was a lot clearer, my blood sugars looks like they has gone to normal and my partner Sue does not have to wear ear defenders at night for my snoring, always good.
Cheers steve
symmit said:My whole journey on the CPAP thing started when my GP wanted me to have further investigations for high blood pressure, but my BP was only high in the first few hours of the day, and was sky high on waking. I went then down a path of looking for a cause, and being overweight, a heavy snorer since time began (regardless of weight), sleepy in the day and waking in the night I got a private test, bought my own machine and it all went away. Disturbed sleep is overlooked by so many doctors who are in a hurry to treat a symptom not find a cause, I wonder how many type 2 diabetics and hypertension patients could be treated drug free with cpap...
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