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Chronic Respiratory Disease, Vol. 5, No. 2, 101-108 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1479972307086313

review-article

Pulmonary complications in diabetes mellitus

A Kaparianos

Division of Pneumonology, Internal Medicine Department, Medical School of Patras, Regional University Hospital, Patras, Greece

E Argyropoulou

Division of Pneumonology, Internal Medicine Department, Medical School of Patras, Regional University Hospital, Patras, Greece

F Sampsonas

Division of Pneumonology, Internal Medicine Department, Medical School of Patras, Regional University Hospital, Patras, Greece

K Karkoulias

Division of Pneumonology, Internal Medicine Department, Medical School of Patras, Regional University Hospital, Patras, Greece

M Tsiamita

Division of Pneumonology, Internal Medicine Department, Medical School of Patras, Regional University Hospital, Patras, Greece

K Spiropoulos

Division of Pneumonology, Internal Medicine Department, Medical School of Patras, Regional University Hospital, Patras, Greece, k-spiropoulos{at}hotmail.com

Clear decrements in lung function have been reported in patients with diabetes over the past two decades, and many reports have suggested plausible pathophysiological mechanisms. However, there are no reports of functional limitations of activities of daily living ascribable to pulmonary disease in patients with diabetes. This review attempts to summarize the available information from the present literature, to describe the nature of the lung dysfunction in diabetes and the emerging clinical implications of such dysfunction.

Key Words: alveolar gas exchange • autonomic neuropathy • diabetes mellitus • lung dysfunction • pulmonary function tests


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