Famous Athlete, Reggie White, Dies From Complications of Untreated Sleep Apnea
Author: kathleen
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Awareness article on sleep apnea appearing
MSNBC – Sleep Apnea Can Cause Deadly Consequences
Public attention recently turned to the effects of sleep apnea after initial autopsy reports showed the affliction could have contributed to the death of NFL great Reggie White, who died at age 43.
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I resemble this problem….
Trouble thinking is one of my “favorite” sympthoms of blood sugar over 180.
Welcome To Diabetes In Control – High Blood Sugar, As Well As Low, Slows the Mind
Virginia researchers say a temporary rise in blood sugar levels in people with diabetes can inhibit their ability to think quickly and solve problems.
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Good blog about gastric bypass surgery
I’ve blogrolled it. Wish it had an RSS feed, I’d read more of it more often.
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Preliminary Official Report on Reggie White’s death
They are indicating that sleep apnea may have been a factor.
CANOE — SLAM! Sports – NFL: White died from lung ailment
White died from lung ailment
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Dentist
I REALLY REALLY like my new dentist. He does the teeth cleaning himself — but I think it’s more because this is an area where it is difficult to get hygenist. He still hasn’t touched the temporary filling, and I think by the time he does, I’m know him well enough it won’t bother me.
He wants me to get them cleaned every 4 months, which I agree is a good idea since diabetics do have problems with gums and gum disease.
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Rebel Doc has posted on death due to sleep apnea
Rebel Doctor Web Log: Reggie White Dies
Again, no official cause of death, but a good explaination of how someone could die from OSA.
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Here’s another blog entry on Reggie White
Kevin, M.D. – Medical Weblog: Reggie White, sleep apnea, and cardiac death
Reggie White, sleep apnea, and cardiac death
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Reggie White — Cause of Death?
DB’s Medical Rants ? Reggie White, RIP
I’m anxious to hear the details about this myself, being a CPAP patient and being extremely compliant.
I’ve seen two causes listed now, but nothing official and we probably won’t get official results for several weeks.
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Merry Christmas!
I usually set up a nice web page but didn’t get around to it this season.
Well, I threw something together in class to demostrate the techniques to my students, but I never did like anything I put together.