STUDY OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been broadly recognized as the syndrome of hyperglycemia leading to various macro- and microvascular complications. The different physiological systems that have been identified as a target of these injurious effects of hyperglycemia are the excretory system, ocular system, central nervous system, and cardiovascular system. To date, not much focus has been given to the respiratory system as a possible target for the deleterious effect of hyperglycemia. Objective of study was to assess the pulmonary functions in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). 25 subjects of type 2 diabetes Mellitus of either sex in the age group of 35-65 years and 25 healhty control subjects were included in study.PFT was done in both groups. Our study shows Pulmonary function tests values in Diabetic and control subjects. FVC , FEF25-75, PEFR(L/s), FEV1(L) were low in diabetic subjects as compared to control subjects and this difference was significant. FEV1/FVC(%) was low in diabetic subjects as compared to control subjects and this difference was highly significant. We found that pulmonary function parameters in diabetic subjects were consistently lower than in healthy controls. This reduction in lung function is probably a chronic complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus.