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suzebarb1964 wrote:I cried last night, please help!

Ode to a newbie

I wish I could tell you how easy it is.
I put on the mask, I hit the blue light,
I'm adrift in the night.

It did'nt come easy you know,
infact it was a fright.
The straps and that mask,
....and....damn those blue lights,

I screamed and swore,
and cried out in the night,
"Why me? Why me?"
This just isn't right.

Out of thin air, through the ethernet,
came a glimmer of hope, as I cried out my plight,
"..please, don't spook me, don't scare me,
I just want to sleep through the night."

My questions were answered,
my mind put at ease.
We're here to help you,
all you got'a do....
is believe.

So, I listened and learned.
I chin strapped and glued,
and sealed up the holes.
I had tender, scraped nares
and a bruised, bleeding nose.

Night after night, I begged for relief.
"Please, please...give me back my life!"
Then one morning, just after first light,
a release from the pain, the fatigue,
just ever so slight.

Now.....it's just that easy.
I put on the mask, I hit the blue light,
I have a new life.

I don't like having to wear the mask to bed eather BUT I like the health problems that come with not treating OSA even less. This forum is a great place to come to for help and advice.

davelikesbeer wrote: Could someone post a link to a study that shows a valid cause and affect relationship? My Google searches have failed to find such a study that states SA causes diabetes.

I'd really like to know if treating OSA will lead do lower glucose levels. But thus far, I only see correlations between OSA and diabetes.

I don't think that OAS causes Diabetes, How ever as Xena states ( and this is just my opnion not medical fact) It can bring it on quicker. I beleave it did for me any ways.

ozij wrote:http://www.springerlink.com/content/7p633037p0n1j2gh/
The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on glucose control in diabetic patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea
Sleep and Breathing
Volume 9, Number 4, 176-180, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-005-0033-y

Cited by 21 others: http://www.springerlink.com/content/7p6 ... referrers/

Thank you!

Looks like the OP wasn't really all that interested....

JASQ---Just another silly quitter.

It has taken me 6 months to start feeling comfortable and "almost" happy wearing the mask. I almost dont want to go to bed without it now.

ozze_dollar wrote:It has taken me 6 months to start feeling comfortable and "almost" happy wearing the mask. I almost dont want to go to bed without it now.

I'm getting to the point where I'll wake up in the middle of the night and have to touch my face to see if my mask is still on :O