Scripps Physician Pens Column on Sleep Apnea and Diabetes
More than 50 percent of people with type 2 diabetes also have sleep apnea
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It’s not uncommon for people with type 2 diabetes to also suffer from sleep apnea.
Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, an endocrinologist and corporate vice president for the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, explored the relationship between these conditions in a recent column published by Everyday Health.
Read the Everyday Health column: Living With Diabetes? Sleep Apnea May Be Harming Your Health
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