Two conditions cause COPD: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Both affect your lungs in different ways. Asthma is not considered a type of COPD, but it is a chronic respiratory condition.

Some experts believe you can have both diseases at the same time. COPD is an umbrella term for several types of lung diseases, including emphysema. What they have in common are damaged air sacs or ...

People with type 2 diabetes who take GLP-1 and SGLT-2 medications have a lower risk of having COPD symptom flare-ups than ...

Inhalers for COPD provide steroids, bronchodilators, or combination drugs. The three types differ in the mechanism by which the medication is inhaled and have different instructions for use.

The study reveals SGLT-2is are linked to fewer COPD exacerbations in type 2 diabetes, suggesting a need for further clinical ...

RAs, and DPP-4is may offer benefits for patients with COPD, but clinical evidence comparing their effectiveness in reducing ...

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2, or SGLT2, inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists lowered the risk for COPD ...

The results of this comparative effectiveness research study suggest that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors  and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) were associated with a ...

Share on Pinterest GLP-1 and SGLT-2 drugs may be the best treatments for people with type 2 diabetes and COPD. Image credit: Visual Vic/Getty Images. Researchers estimate the number of people ...