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My new Dreamstation - E.W. - 02-22-2017
After some prodding here I retired my old Remstar Auto and got a DreamStation Auto . Because my
prescription called for a cpap set at 14 cm the DME had to set it that way and I used it like that the
first night like that and had an AHI of 6.55. Then I reset it to Auto with a low of 10 and a high of 18.
My first night in auto my AHI was 1.86 then the next night it was .93 Then I started a low carb diet
and things got interesting. The last 10 days following a low carb diet my average AHI is about 2.2 .
With only one night having an AHI as low as .98 when eating low carb. Now in itself that difference
is trivial but I noticed the same thing when using my old RemStar but in that case if I was eating a low
carb diet my AHI was about 6 but on days I ate a lot of carbs it averaged about 2.5 at least the new
machine is giving me a lower AHI even if I do low carb. One other thing I noticed it seems I do better
with the DreamStation in auto mode but I got about the same results with the old Remstar in cpap or
auto mode Oh I had some fun with my RT at my DME I asked her to help me reset the pressure on an
old cpap I had it only had 39,174 hrs on it just geting broken in good!
RE: My new Dreamstation - Beej - 02-22-2017
You might pick up a home glucometer and check your glucose about 2 hours after eating and/or before bed to see how that corresponds with your perceptions. You can put it in the notes section of SleepyHead.
RE: My new Dreamstation - E.W. - 02-22-2017
Being a type 2 diabetic I already check my blood sugar
and it doesn't seem to be related to my blood sugar
level. It's no big deal but just wondered why that was
happening,
RE: My new Dreamstation - justMongo - 02-22-2017
Being DM2, a low carb diet is usually recommended.
There may be a pH shift with low carb. That could have an impact on breathing.
BTW -- when you say low carb.... How low?
If really low carb, I'd check for ketones in urine. Your doctor may or may not have issues with ketones in urine.