SLEEP APNEA AND TYPE 2 DIABETES: A SHORT REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Journal Title: Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases - Year 2012, Vol 19, Issue 1
Abstract
The prevalence of diabetes and obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Even if today it is an accepted fact that diet and reduced physical activity are causes of obesity epidemic, sleep disturbances are seen as risk factors for obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Regardless of the nature of the relation between sleep apnea and diabetes, the observed association have important clinical, epidemiological and public health implications. Clinical studies have shown that the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is high, both in diabetes and sleep apnea, overcoming the prevalence observed in general population. Thus, understanding the implications of sleep apnea in alteration of glucose metabolism and cardiovascular risk could contribute to the prevention of both micro- and macrovascular complications.
Authors and Affiliations
Adriana Rusu, Cristina Nita, Nicolae Hancu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP141837
- DOI 10.2478/v10255-012-0010-8
- Views 73
- Downloads 0
THE VALUE OF DIFFERENT ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES IN ASSESSING CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK
Objective. To investigate which anthropometric parameter best correlates with modifications in blood glucose and blood pressure (BP). Material and method. 135 subjects were included in the study. We measured weight, heig...
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN THE POPULATION OF HUNEDOARA COUNTY
The metabolic syndrome (MS) is an association of proatherogenic clinical and biochemical abnormalities, that is considered to contribute to the epidemic of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we...
THE DATABASE OF THE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES REGISTERED AT THE CLINICAL CENTER FOR DIABETES, NUTRITION AND METABOLIC DISEASES CLUJ
A database concerning the treatment and some demographical data requested by the National House of Health Insurance, of the more than 18000 patients attending the Diabetes Centre in Cluj is presented below, with its main...
CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCES GLYCATION END PRODUCTS ACCUMULATION AND CLINICAL USEFULNESS OF THEIR ASSESSMENT USING A NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUE
Accelerated formation and accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) occur under circumstances of increased supply of substrates such as hyperglycaemic or oxidative stress and in age-related and chronic disea...
RESISTIN AND HIGH GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS-ACTIVATION OF HUMAN SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS INDUCES ENHANCED MONOCYTE CHEMOTAXIS