New study links severe sleep apnea to higher blood glucose levels in African-Americans

(NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) African-Americans with severe sleep apnea and other adverse sleep patterns are much more likely to have high blood glucose levels -- a risk factor for diabetes -- than those without these patterns, according to a new study funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/nhla-nsl042420.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news