Diabetes occurs more often in individuals with COPD than in the general
population, however there are still many issues that need to be
clarified about this association. The exact prevalence of the
association between diabetes and COPD varies between studies reported,
however it is known that diabetes affects 2–37 % of patients with COPD,
underlining the need to better understand the link between these two
conditions. In this review, we evaluated the epidemiological aspects of
the association between diabetes and COPD analyzing potential common
issues in the pathological mechanisms underlying the single disease.
The
close association suggests the occurrence of similar pathophysiological
process that leads to the development of overt disease in the presence
of conditions such as systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, hypoxemia
or hyperglycemia. Another, but not less important, aspect to consider
is that related to the influence of the pharmacological treatment used
both for the patient affected by COPD and from that affected by
diabetes. It is necessary to understand whether the treatment of COPD
affect the clinical course of diabetes, it is also essential to learn
whether treatment for diabetes can alter the natural history of COPD.
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