Key takeaways:

Adults with type 2 diabetes and OSA prescribed CPAP had a 26% lower mortality risk than those who never used CPAP.

Further research is needed to assess more data, including on CPAP adherence and OSA severity.

Adults with type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea who use continuous positive airway pressure may reduce their risk for mortality, according to a presenter at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

Jonas Agholme, MD, a PhD student in the department of health, medicine and caring sciences at Linköping University in Sweden, described type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as a “high-risk combination that is often overlooked in diabetes care.

“These findings underscore the potential importance of identifying and treating

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