50% of diabetics suffer sleep alterations

Half of people with diabetes suffer from sleep alterations

People suffering from diabetes have more possibility of sleep apnea.According to a study by a working group of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, ​​almost half of people with diabetes have sleep complications.Keep reading the ariculo

The study, which Albert Lecube Torelló has presented at the XX Congress of the Spanish Diabetes Society, points out that approximately 50 percent of people with diabetes have sleep complications, although only 10 percent are diagnosed.With the study between women by the Catalan team, it has now been possible to verify that diabetes itself joins factors such as obesity, smoking or lung problems to favor the existence of sleep apnea syndrome.

In addition to sleep alterations, these chronic complications caused by diabetes range from cardiovascular problems, kidney damage, vision loss or the worst functioning of peripheral vascular vascular of the lower limbs.

Thanks to the fact that these complications are detected before and that diabetes control has improved a lot, it is being improved the quality of life of patients and considerably reduce the risks involved in these diseases, according to Domingo Acosta.

In this sense, it is ensured that an early detection and good treatment of diabetic nephropathy reduces the risk for the patient by a high percentage.They have not been so successful, on the contrary, advances in other fields such as cardiovascular, where the problem has not yet been controlled, since there are still discrepancies on what level of glucose is the optimal for the patient to evolution favorably, according toIt is informed.

In other aspects such as diabetic retinopathy do seem to go in good direction.A computer program was presented in the thirst congress that considerably improves the detection of eye problems in patients with diabetes, thus favoring their fastest treatment.

Another of the studies presented, explained Domingo Acosta, deals with the prevalence of diabetes in non -diagnosed patients who went to the hospital for a problem of ischemic heart disease.

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