Posted by skillsaw on March 30, 2009 at 05:09:22:In Reply to: How do you handle living with CPAP? posted by Much Worse Than I Feared on March 25, 2009 at 01:29:20:
Hello,
Do you have any idea what you are risking health wise? Diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, heart attack and a whole range of health problems. The simple question is; "Will I get more dates with CPAP and being healthy, or as a drooling mess in a wheelchair after a stroke?" No offense intended to those who have suffered these problems this young man is just not aware and needs to know what he is risking.
If you are 21 years old and have had sleep apnea your entire life you are a prime candidate for diabetes. Hypooxia (lack of oxygen) which happens during every apnea event kills cells in your pancrease. These cells are critical to controlling sugar. Kill off enough cells by not treating your sleep apnea and you will find yourself taking insulin needles the rest of your life and living with the side effects of diabetes and sleep apnea.
You are no longer industructable, you warranty just expired.
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Intermittent Hypoxia Causes Pancreatic Beta Cell Death
byLouisville Kentucky - Researchers at the University of Louisville, School of Medicine have found in animal models that intermittent hypoxia caused 3 times more pancreatic beta cell death and insulin resistance, which significantly increases the risk for developing to type II diabetes.
=====You are still in the age window to develop type I diabetes. Pay now or really pay later in the years to come with compouned interest.
Sorry to be so blunt but you have no idea what you are dealing with. Take action now.
Later,
Rolling Thunder