Assessment of Pulmonary Functions in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus.

The present study was carried out on already diagnosed 150 subjects, comprising of 50 patients each of Type 1 and 2 and 50 healthy controls. The subjects were made to undergo pulmonary function assessment by comupterized spirometer. The study revealed a significant decrease in FEV in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 compared with normal healthy controls. However, FEV1 showed a significant decrease only in male patients on oral medication. The ratio of FEV1 / FVC was found to be statistically insignificant. The findings suggest that alterations in pulmonary functions are a consistent feature in patients with DM.