Carpal Tunnel and Cycling

As I increase my cycling time lately I have been having alot of numbness in my hands-mainly thumb and pointer (first) finger. I thought it was just lack of circulation in my hand on the bike but now it is happening when I type or use the mouse. These are the same symptoms that people with carpal tunnel have. I did some research and found out it is a fairly common problem for cyclists.

Has anyone else had simular issues?

I am going to make sure I change my position on my bike more and be more aware of when I am puttin pressure on my wrists. Also I am going to put aerobars back on my road bike (I don't get the numbness on my triathlon bike). I was also looking into different gloves designed to take pressure off the wrists. Rest is the other thing that was recommended to me, but I really don't want to take too much time off the bike with California 70.3 coming up in the next couple of months.

Any other suggustions?