Sleep apnea can bring on a lot of changes to a person’s
lives, and all of them are bad. The
simplest change being the lack of sleep the prior night and how it effects your
day at work no matter what type of job you have. A few nights and days like
that will quickly increases your stress that you are carrying around which in
turn makes you a less effective worker and someone that could possibly have a
problem with high blood pressure among other things. Diabetes is also another potential problem
with sleep apnea sufferers. In fact a recent study has shown that folks with
diabetes-2 have a higher carbohydrate craving.
There are been numerous studies that show the
connection between diabetes and sleep apnea. According to the InternationalDiabetes Foundation 40 % of folks with obstructive sleep apnea also have
diabetes. That number is really
extraordinary and troubling at the same time.
Sleep apnea by itself is bad enough but it also worry about becoming
diabetic can make you want to give the CPAP another try.
The study that linked carbohydrate craving and sleep
apnea had 55 people in it and half were diabetic and of that group 82 percent
had sleep apnea. The study also showed that the diabetics were twice as likely
to have carbohydrate craving as those without diabetes.
Why would sleep apnea lead to carbohydrate cravings?
Once again according to the study…
"Previous studies have shown that
sleep deprivation may lead to changes in hormones that regulate appetite and
hunger” and “these hormonal changes can lead to significant craving for
high-calorie carbohydrates such as cookies, candy, breads, rice and potatoes.
The current study supports previous findings by validating this in a community
sample of diabetics."
They also imply that just treating the
diabetes wouldn’t be enough to stop the craving; the sleep apnea will have to
be corrected as well. Which of course is
easier said than done.
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