Welcome to M.V Hospital for Diabetes, established by late Prof. M.Viswanathan, Doyen of Diabetology in India in 1954 as a general hospital. In 1971 it became a hospital exclusively for Diabetes care. It has, at present,100 beds for the treatment of diabetes and its complications.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Sleeping,Snoring and Diabetes

1.What is the link between Diabetes and Sleep Disorders?

* Lack of sleep or poor quality sleep is clearly linked with poor control of diabetes

* Diabetics patients often have associated sleep problems that are not diagnosed or treated appropriately.

2. What are the common sleep disorders associated with diabetes?

* Poor control of diabetes leads to increased urination at night which can disrupt sleep

* Patients with diabetes are at increased riskof having restless leg syndrome and prriodic limb movements which creates an uneasy fleeing and periodic limb movements which creates an uneasy fleeing in their legs which can cause insomia(lack of sleep) or fragmanted sleeop pattern which leads to 'non - refereshing 'sleep

* Although diabetes is not a direct risk factor for snoring and sleep apnea,these disorders often coexist because obesity is a common factor fotr bth these problems.

3. What is snoring?

* Snoring is caused due to reduction in

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