The diabetes respiratory symptoms that you have depend on what the underlying cause of your diabetes respiratory problem is. There are many reasons why a diabetic may have respiratory problems. Diabetics tend to have the same problems that everyone else gets, they just tend to get them with earlier and more intensely then other people because of the ware the disease puts on the body and because diabetics tend to have a lower immune system to fight off infection.

The most likely cause for diabetes respiratory problems is heart disease or cardiovascular problems, which are common among diabetics. In fact, 65 percent of people with diabetes are likely to die from heart disease or stroke, according to the National Institutes of Health. Diabetics tend to have higher blood pressure levels than non-diabetics. Some studies have indicated that hypertension (high blood pressure) is linked to insulin resistance. If patients have both …