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Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea

Published January 8, 2009, 9:02 am, HealthDay via Yahoo! News

THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a wake-up call to the millions of American men and women with type 2 diabetes: Snoring at night or nodding off during the day may be symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, a potentially life-threatening problem affecting one out of three diabetics.

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