Sleep Apnea/Diabetes

Can sleep apnea more likely than not cause diabetes?

[Dinesh Goyal, MD]

Dear moto727,

Thanks for posting your query.
Sleep apnea per say cannot lead to diabetes. However diabetes can lead to sleep apnea, probably due to the obesity which is usually associated with diabetes.

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Dr. Dinesh Goyal.