Researchers announced at the "SLEEP 2026" conference that adults who suffer from both insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes
The scientists pointed out that they conducted a study in which they analyzed data from more than one person, and the results showed that insomnia alone increases the risk of developing diabetes by 41%, while sleep apnea increases this risk by more than four times in women and five times in men.
According to scientists, the greatest danger lies in the combination of these two disorders, a condition called "COMISA". For people with this condition, the risk of developing diabetes was 6.5 times higher for men and 4.7 times higher for women.
The researchers stressed that COMISA represents an independent risk factor and its precise health effects are not yet known, especially with regard to heart disease and metabolic diseases. They recommended that adults who show symptoms of insomnia or sleep apnea should undergo an evaluation by a sleep specialist, stressing that early detection of these disorders may constitute an important strategy for preventing diabetes in the groups most at risk of this disease.
A study by researchers from Flinders University in Australia also showed that those who suffer from both insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to develop heart problems, and have a nearly 50% higher chance of premature death compared to those who do not have either of these conditions.
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