Category Archives: Sleep Apnea

Type 2 Diabetes and Sleep Apnea (i.e. I’m screwed)

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Biffster

There is a new, alarming (to me) study that suggests a link between Type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention has warned that recent research demonstrates that type 2… Read more

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Holy crap! Sleep Apena causes brain damage!

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Biffster

Now, I don’t know why this surprises me as much as it does. After all, sleep apnea leads to a whole lot of medical issues. Heart problems, lung problems, high blood pressure…. sleep apnea is Bad Stuff. But I am totally and completely freaked out… Read more

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More bad news about sleep apnea

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Biffster

There’s no surprise here, but SLEEP has published another study linking obstructive sleep apnea with cardiovascular disease (via medicalnewstoday.com): “There is abundant physiologic evidence implicating OSA in perpetuating, if not inticing, heart… Read more

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