Diabetes Health: Your Respiratory System

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The essence of nature resides within us. The lungs within our respiratory system work like trees by bringing in vital gas (oxygen) to help our bodies grow and thrive. Unfortunately, people with Diabetes (PDD) are at an increased risk of experiencing disruption of their respiratory system, which can cause a host of other problems to develop because, as you know, when one system suffers, so can the others. But there is something you can do to preserve your respiratory system. The first step is learning what this system does. Then, when there is understanding, we can do what we need to do to maintain our health.

People with Diabetes (PWD) are at an increased risk of developing respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), infections (COVID, flu, and pneumonia), and others. Here is some information to help you maintain an optimal functioning respiratory system.

Your Respiratory System

Your respiratory system consists of organs, tissues, and muscles, such as your mouth and nose, sinuses, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm.

Your respiratory system works alongside the heart to supply your cells with oxygen and rid wastes such as carbon dioxide. The lungs work similarly to trees in the exchange of gases. Trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the air. So likewise, our lungs take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide, waste from the body and release it into the air.

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