Type 2 diabetes

Sleep apnoea is common among patients with type 2 diabetes.¹ It is independently associated with insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and metabolic syndrome,^2-4 and when untreated, can lead to poor overall treatment outcomes.

However, despite the number of type 2 diabetes patients with SDB, it largely goes undiagnosed.

Screen your patients for type 2 diabetes and SDB

As a result of accumulated research, the International Diabetes Federation recognises the association between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnoea, and recommends routinely screening OSA patients for type 2 diabetes, and screening type 2 diabetes patients displaying sleep apnoea symptoms for OSA.

And because patients with sleep apnoea and patients with diabetes share similar comorbidities, screening both ways is recommended: check for sleep apnoea in diabetes patients, and check for diabetes in patients with sleep apnoea.⁵

Use these helpful sleep and diagnosis resources to get your patients screened for SDB.