Table 1:
Eligibility Criteria
| Inclusion Criteria | |
| 1. | Apnea + Hypopnea Index (AHI) greater than ≥ 10 |
| 2. | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| 3. | Age 18 years or older |
| 4. | Willing to be randomized to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or sham-CPAP |
| Exclusion Criteria | |
| 1. | Type 1 DM or pregnancy-induced diabetes |
| 2. | HbA1C <6.5% or > 11% |
| 3. | Sleep duration less than four hours per day |
| 4. | Change in diabetes medications during the previous 3 months |
| 5. | Acute medical or surgical conditions or hospitalization ≤ 3 months |
| 6. | Previous diagnosis of another sleep disorder |
| 7. | Oxygen or bi-level positive airway pressure (PAP) required |
| 8. | Not CPAP naïve |
| 9. | O2 sat. < 75% for > 25% of the ApneaLinkPlus® sleep study |
| 10. | Cardiovascular events noted during overnight titration sleep study |
| 11. | Persons in household with CPAP |
| 12. | History of near-miss or auto accident during last 12 months |
| 13. | Employed in safety sensitive job (i.e. truck driver or airline pilot) |
| 14. | Non-ambulatory |
| 15. | Regular use of hypnotic or alerting (e.g. modafinil) medications |
| 16. | Excessive consumption of alcohol |
| 17. | Claustrophobia to wearing mask |
| 18. | Unable to speak, read & write English |
| 19. | Pregnant or planning to become pregnant |
| 20. | Primary care provider |