I’m 75 years old and never have been over weight, but I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes ten years ago when I retired and have been effective managing my blood sugar with medication, diet, and exercise.
Even though my wife had been complaining about my snoring for the last forty-five years, I never suspected I had Sleep apnea, so when the Anesthesiologist asked me if I had sleep apnea prior to Kidney stone surgery several years ago, I said “No.” Well, the doctors found out I did have Sleep apnea when I “Flat Lined” on the operating table. It seems that if you have Sleep apnea, certain types of Anesthesia will kill you, as it killed me. They brought me back as I was “Walking into the Light,” but I decided right then and there that I had to do something about my Sleep apnea, so I had a Sleep Study done and found that I did indeed have severe Sleep apnea with up to 30 events per hour.
I’ve been using a CPAP machine for four months now, averaging 8 hours a night, and I do feel better the next day. As this article says, it might not be doing me any good physically, but I don’t think it’s doing me any harm, so I’ll keep using it.
As an added bonus, my wife no longer complains about my snoring.