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The literature data and our own experience suggest that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can be an important risk factor of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The relationship between these two condition is virtually unexplored and pathogenteic mechanisms behind it remain unclear. There are reasons to attribute an important role to insulin resistance as one of the leading mechanisms. It is in the focus of the present work.
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