In addition to preventing sleep, apneas reduce the amount of oxygen going to the brain and heart. “The pressure from trying to breathe stretches the heart, which puts out a diuretic,” explained Robert Rosenberg, DO, a Prescott Valley, Ariz., sleep specialist . “Men blame their prostates, and women blame menopause, but really it’s their sleep apnea that’s causing them to have to go to the bathroom at night.”
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-health-1029-diabetes-sleep-20141023-story.html