Breathing difficulties and diabetes: What’s the link?
“There are a number of complications of
diabetes that can negatively affect our breathing,” reports diabetes.co.uk. This includes shortness of breath, asthma and the likes.
But how does your
blood sugar affect your respiratory system?
The simplest reason, is excessive body weight. Many diabetics are
overweight. This puts strain on your respiratory system and can cause breathing problems like shortness of breath.
Another issue, according to the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is that “people with poorly controlled diabetes are more likely to show dips in lung function over time than those with well-controlled diabetes.”
While both of these uncomfortable, they aren’t too serious.
But there is one breathing problem that is…
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Got these symptoms? See a doctor about your breathing problems immediately
Warning: If you’re diabetic and you suffer from rapid or laboured breathing, watch out. You could have a breathing problem known as Kussmaul breathing.
This respiratory problem is a symptom of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a short term complication of diabetes caused by very high blood glucose levels accompanied by a high level of ketones in the blood.
It’s a potentially life-threatening condition. If you have it, you must seek urgent medical attention.