Sleep apnea is the common disorder among diabetics but they hardly know about it or recognize it. Sleep apnea is the sleeping disorder that prevents the person from going into deep sleep and as a result the person suffers from daytime sleepiness, fatigue, short term memory impairment and lack of concentration. Diabetics are highly prone to the sleep apnea and it results into enhancing their blood sugar levels by 23% and decreases the level of insulin by 25%. According to case studies referred by various forerunners healthcare complaints of daytime sleepiness and fatigue are common among diabetics but they never realize they are suffering from some chronic disorder. Actually the major effects of sleep apnea are experienced during sleep therefore the disease remains ignored for long periods. The most common effect of sleep apnea is interruption in breathing for 10 to 20 seconds continuously during sleep apart from loud snoring in some patients.
Sleep apnea besides enhancing blood sugar may lead to other serious health problems as well like high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and weight gain. In the opinion of many doctors, dieticians and forerunners healthcare complaints of fatigue, waking up tired, headaches and habit of falling asleep without trying such as while watching TV or reading newspaper should be taken seriously especially if the person is diabetic. The best cure for sleep apnea is to consult your doctor preferably the sleep specialist. The general steps the patient should take immediately after identifying sleep apnea is to lose weight, because this will open up the throat and the patient will experience the least choking while eating or drinking and also interruption in breathing during sleep.
Other precautions for diabetic people to follow to cure sleep apnea include quitting smoking if applicable, avoiding alcohol intake, sleeping pills and sedatives, avoid caffeine and heavy foods specifically two hours before going to bed and try to have plenty of sleep even during daytime if possible. As suggested by various independent forerunners healthcare complaints of sleep apnea can also be decreased by having eight and a half hours of sleep in routine. Do as much physical activity as you can during day because maximum hours of deep sleep can cure sleep apnea faster than the diagnosis.
