Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated with Altered Glycemic Patterns in Pregnant Women with Obesity.

CONCLUSIONS: Mild OSA is common in pregnant women with obesity and correlated with increased glycemic profiles, fFFA and estimates of hepatic IR. OSA is an underappreciated but potentially treatable target to optimize maternal glycemia and metabolism, fetal fuel supply and pregnancy outcomes. PMID: 30794722 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30794722?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - February 22, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Farabi SS, Barbour LA, Heiss K, Hirsch NM, Dunn E, Hernandez TL Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research