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The study population consisted of 17 diabetic patients who received HNS therapy between Jan 2020 to Oct 2024. Data collected included patient demographics, as well as baseline and post-operative apnea\u2013hypopnea index (AHI) values obtained via polysomnography to assess OSA severity. Diabetes-related parameters included hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), insulin use, and diabetes medication use. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 31.0.1.0 with\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05 considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The cohort was 52.9% male with a mean age of 65.3\u2009\u00b1\u20096.4\u00a0years, body mass index of 30.4\u2009\u00b1\u20093.6\u00a0kg\/m2, and baseline AHI of 32.4\u2009\u00b1\u200914.4 events\/h. Post-implantation, mean HbA1c decreased from 6.60 to 6.26 (mean change -0.31,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.24). Of the 6 patients who were insulin-dependent prior to HNS implantation, 3 (50%) were able to discontinue insulin use during follow-up. Pearson correlation analysis demonstrated an association between AHI improvement and HbA1c improvement (r\u2009=\u2009-0.69,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.027). Greater reductions in medication burden were significantly associated with improvements in both AHI and HbA1c.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this retrospective cohort, HNS therapy was associated with trends toward lower HbA1c and reduced insulin dependence, although these findings did not reach statistical significance. 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