Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder where the airway becomes blocked during sleep, disrupting breathing. It is associated with loud snoring, daytime sleepiness, and increased risk of health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Left untreated, OSA can increase the risk of health complications and even sudden cardiac death. Diagnosis involves an overnight sleep study and treatment typically involves wearing a CPAP machine during sleep to keep the airway open. Adhering to CPAP therapy can significantly improve symptoms and quality of life by reducing daytime sleepiness and improving cardiovascular health.

2. What is
Obstructive
Sleep Apnea?

3. Sleep apnea and type 2
diabetes management

4. Key Symptoms
Loud snoring
Lack of energy
Daytime sleepiness
Morning headaches
High blood pressure
Depression
A partner or family member says you stop
breathing during sleep

5. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Is present in patients with the following
conditions:
► 83% of patients who are drug
resistant to hypertension meds
► 60% of patients who’ve experienced
a stroke
► 50% of patients with congestive heart
failure (CHF)
► 48% of patients who suffer from
type 2 diabetes

6. Can you die from sleep apnea?
Yes.. Sudden cardiac death can also be a
consequence of untreated sleep apnea.
This could be because those with sleep
apnea experience events, which happen
at night while you sleep when your heart
doesn’t get enough blood
**NFL great Reggie White and the Grateful Dead’s Jerry
Garcia both passed away as a result of complications
directly related to sleep apnea.

7. How do we test for sleep apnea

8. OSA and type II Diabetes
Sleep apnea has adverse effects
on glucose tolerance and insulin
resistance, and may be related to
type 2 diabetes independently of
BMI (body mass index) and
obesity.

9. Sleep apnea cardiovascular
implications

10. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
increases the risk of stroke
–Risk of stroke doubles in men with
mild sleep apnea
–Risk of stroke triples in men with
moderate to severe sleep apnea
–As many as 63% of stroke sufferers
also experience sleep-disordered
breathing

11. Sleep-disordered breathing and
cardiovascular disease
Severe sleep apnea sufferers have a 46%
increased risk of mortality than those
without the condition
The greater the patient's apnea-hypopnea
index, the greater the risk for developing
hypertension and subsequently other
forms of cardiovascular diseases

12. I Have Sleep Apnea…Now What?
CPAP therapy will relieve the airway
obstruction that occurs while you sleep.
PAP treatment can dramatically improve
the life of someone diagnosed with sleep
apnea.

13. When you wear the system
every night during sleep and
optimum therapy is
achieved, you may experience the
following benefits of treatment

14. Increased energy level and attentiveness
Fewer morning headaches
Reduced irritability
Improved memory
Less waking during the night to go to the
bathroom
Increased ability to exercise
Increased effectiveness at home or at work
Improved overall quality of life

15. Post CPAP Care

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