Obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with type 2 diabetes
- St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, Ireland
- Correspondence to:
Dr Emer Kelly
Department of Medicine RCSI, Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland; emerkelly{at}rcsi.ie
An increased body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The question whether this is just a shared risk factor or whether there is a deeper relationship has been addressed by West et al1 who used an initial screening Berlin questionnaire followed by overnight oximetry in selected respondents. …
