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Prediabetes Diabetes and Sleep Apnoea

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craig55

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I was diagnosed with Obstructive sleep apnea 9 yrs ago,and unfortunately due to not being able to tolerate CPAP am not being treated for it.
I have recently been diagnosed as being pre-diabetic,and slowly coming to terms with trying to make the lifestyle change. I am careful what I eat in the way or carbohydrates and have cut sugar out in any form of drinks. I cannot remember the last time I had anything sweet to eat.
I was wondering if any members have Sleep Apnea too and have they noticed an increase in their blood sugar levels. I tested first thing this morning and mine was 6.5 prior to eating.
 
Are you a tad chunky?
When I was hugely fat I had very bad sleep apnoea and used to wake up hubby up with stopping breathing.
Now I have lost a fair bit of weight my sleep apnoea has gone and I sleep through the night.
The sleep apnoea (and not resting properly ) could lead to higher morning blood sugars as could the Dawn Phenomenon where our livers release glucose to assist in getting us out of bed in the morning. so it could easily be a combination of the two leading to your initial high morning reading (although its not awful).
What was your HbA1c that led to diagnosis?
 
I have always been slim ,but since being diagnosed I am loosing weight( much to my disliking) due to cutting out a large proportion of carbs. My MMOL was 42 when diagnosed.so it’s only just within the guideline.
 
I have sleep apnea, and when first starting it I needed to adjust the ramping and the air pressure - sometimes every night until things settled down. On my second or third visit to the clinic the nurse locked the settings, and I could not cope with it at what it was set to.
If you did not have the pump unlocked so you could make your own adjustments then it might be an idea to start again - I have got a more modern pump now, far quieter and a more comfortable nose cover too, so improvements are ongoing.
 
Over a period I have trialled CPAP 3 times with varying nose and mouth pieces. The hospital changed the ramping and air pressure,but I only averaged a couple of hours each night. I still see my consultant twice a year. My next appointment is in January so I intend to mention the link between Sleep Apnoea and Diabetes
 
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