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-COPD: Emphysema – loss of elasticity in alveoli sacs in lungs causing difficulty in exhaling; air pocket walls continue to expand, thinning out, and then collapse. Resp. failure: provide ½ of nonprotein calories from glucose, ½ from fat-Normal HbA1c: 4-6%. Diabetes: fasting glucose ≥ 126; glucose tolerance blood test ≥200 ................
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