Zahid Hussain Shah, Farrukh Ghias, Ayesha Irshad, Imran Mehfuz Khan, Muhammad Imran, Irshad Hussain Qureshi, Sajid Abaidulah, Ali Shoaib.
Patterns of Pulmonary Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus and their Effects on patient Life.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):222-4.

Aim : To determine the patterns of pulmonary dysfunction in diabetic patients and thus to educate the patients that good glycemic control can prevent or minimize this damage and delay the complications. Methodology: 200 diabetic patients were included in this study. Standard spirometry was used to measure Forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) Study design : It was cross-sectional study Results: The mean age in our study was 45.23+/-17.056 years. 160(80%) were male patients and 60 (30%) were females. 70(35%) patients were of type 1 diabetes Mellitus and 120(60%) were of type 2 diabetes. 50(25%) were diagnosed with restrictive lung pathology, 10(5%) were found to have obstructive lung disease and 120(60%) were observed with normal lung function tests. Mild restrictive pulmonary dysfunction was detected in 36(18%) and 4(2%) were found with moderate restrictive pulmonary dysfunction. Conclusions : Lung is usually affected in diabetic patients and is one of the important organ of damage. Keywords: Diabetes metllitus, pulmonary function test, complication

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