{"id":478,"date":"2026-04-16T21:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/?p=478"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:30:49","slug":"how-sleep-apnea-affects-type-2-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/16\/how-sleep-apnea-affects-type-2-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sleep Apnea Affects Type 2 Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you have type 2 diabetes, you likely are already acutely aware of how seemingly harmless things can easily increase your blood sugar levels. You may also be intimately familiar with how difficult it is to get a good night\u2019s sleep, especially if you suffer from a condition like sleep apnea<\/a>. But did you know that there\u2019s a dangerous link between diabetes and this frustrating sleep disorder? Here\u2019s a closer look at the two conditions, and how they can often make each other worse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is Type 2 Diabetes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that causes the body to resist the effects of insulin or fails to produce enough to maintain adequate levels of glucose. This in turn causes high blood sugar, and put major organs like your heart, blood vessels, eyes, nerves, and kidneys at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Sleep Apnea?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several different types of sleep apnea, but the most common is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA occurs when the airway becomes blocked during sleep, causing the patient to struggle to breathe. This can result in a variety of symptoms, including gasping and choking for air, snoring, frequent waking throughout the night, cognitive impairment, depression and anxiety, and the worsening of a variety of serious medical conditions including high blood pressure and diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do Sleep Apnea and Diabetes Affect Each Other?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While you may already know the dangers of not treating diabetes, you may be wondering what are the risks of untreated sleep apnea? Unfortunately, while it may seem like the biggest danger is just feeling tired all day, the truth is it can cause much more harm than many people realize. In terms of type 2 diabetes, leaving sleep apnea untreated can deprive the body of oxygen, which can negatively impact your glucose levels and increase insulin resistance. In fact, it can play an instrumental role in the development of type 2 diabetes if you don\u2019t already have it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, being overweight or obese increases the risk of developing OSA as well as type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Benefits of Sleep Apnea Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that sleep apnea treatments are available to help you get the rest you deserve. Oral appliance therapy<\/a> is a more comfortable alternative to traditional options like CPAP machines that are often avoided or not used as often as they should be.  Available from your sleep dentist, they are customized to fit your individual mouth and position the airway open naturally so you can breathe easier while sleeping, all without the need for masks, tubes, and complicated electronics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treating sleep apnea can not only help you get the rest you deserve, but it can also lower your risk of developing a variety of life-threatening conditions, including type 2 diabetes. To learn more about this treatment and see if it\u2019s right for you, schedule a consultation with your sleep dentist today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Dr. Conditt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mitch Conditt<\/a> earned his dental degree at Baylor College of Dentistry in 1985, and after working with patients began noticing that many people suffered from debilitating pain that diminished their quality of life. This encouraged him to take a deeper dive into topics like temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and sleep apnea and earn his board certification in dental sleep medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, he is a proud diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. He also holds memberships in a variety of prestigious professional organizations including the American Academy of Orofacial Pain and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To schedule an appointment for sleep apnea treatment, visit our website<\/a> or call 817-527-8500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have type 2 diabetes, you likely are already acutely aware of how seemingly harmless things can easily increase your blood sugar levels. You may also be intimately familiar with how difficult it is to get a good night\u2019s sleep, especially if you suffer from a condition like sleep apnea. But did you know […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478\/revisions\/480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortworthsnoringandsleepcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}