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What Do Poor Concentration And Excessive Sleepiness Indicate?

I am under a lot of stress and cannot concentrate, I am falling to sleep in front of my work computer. I am forgetting things. I have sleep apnea and diabetes. I bought a pulse Ox because I want to see if my oxygen was low when I fall asleep. I have noticed that there is a pause in my heartbeat. Is this anything to worry about?
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, these symptoms are matter of concern.
You are having sleep apnea and diabetes.
Uncontrolled sleep apnea causes excessive day time sleepiness, psychosomatic diseases like depression, anxiety, missing heart beats etc.
So in my opinion, we should treat your sleep apnea first.
So get done sleep study with titration.
You will need CPAP machine to control Sleep apnea.
Once your sleep apnea is treated, your all symptoms will disappear.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Do Poor Concentration And Excessive Sleepiness Indicate?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Yes, these symptoms are matter of concern. You are having sleep apnea and diabetes. Uncontrolled sleep apnea causes excessive day time sleepiness, psychosomatic diseases like depression, anxiety, missing heart beats etc. So in my opinion, we should treat your sleep apnea first. So get done sleep study with titration. You will need CPAP machine to control Sleep apnea. Once your sleep apnea is treated, your all symptoms will disappear. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.