The Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on Insulin Sensitivity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes - Concepedia

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The Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on Insulin Sensitivity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes

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2004

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Igor Alexander Harsch, Simin Pour Schahin, Kerstin Brückner, Martin Radespiel‐Tröger, Florian Fuchs, Eckhart G. Hahn, Peter Christopher Konturek, Tobias Lohmann, Joachim H. Ficker

Abstract

These results indicate that OSA itself is an independent risk factor for insulin resistance. This effect may be explained by the elevated sympathetic activity in OSA.

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