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Prompt: Science Summary

Over 1 million people in the United States suffer from the sleep disorder, sleep apnea (Wood,116). The European Lung Foundation recorded a study organized of 5,294 participants of non-diabetic people who obtain varying levels of glucose concentration or HbA1c. Those that are diagnosed with diabetes have higher levels of HbA1c and develop an increased risk for cardiovascular complications (European Lung Foundation). The study investigated whether glucose levels could be linked to those with sleep apnea. The results showed that as the levels of HbA1c increased, the severity of sleep apnea increased as well. Professor Walter McNicholas, who helped conduct the study, informed that diabetes needs to be recognized as “a co-existing illness with sleep apnea” (European Lung Foundation). He suggested more research and studies to follow up these results and show the influences of both sleep apnea and diabetes. Sleep apnea is linked to numerous health issues that effect the daily lives of those with it. I know of Barrett’s Laws #7: Correlation is not Causation, but the evidence shows that glucose levels and sleep apnea share a common relation to risk levels of people with or at risk of getting diabetes.

References: European Lung Foundation. "Sleep apnea linked with blood sugar levels." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 April 2014. . Wood, Samuel E., Ellen R. Green. Wood, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. // Mastering the World of Psychology //. Fourth ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. Print.

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