Thank you for writing. There is no particular diet to follow other than a traditional sensible one - fresh fruit and veg, lean protein, good fiber and calcium. Eliminate as many processed foods as possible in lieu of fresh foods. Limit salt and sugar. This will also help with your Type 2 diabetes.
As far as your COPD, you will have to go with the flow (literally and figuratively). You may need steroids, depending on the kind of flare you have, or you may find that an inhaler suffices.
I also have COPD, I am in my 40s and generally see different flares at different times - primarily during winter months or in summer, in areas with unclean air conditioning ducts (eg; hotels). Each person will have their own triggers. I had to go from a log fire to a gas fireplace, for example. And I am very sensitive to air ducts.
Every flare is different so there is no set plan. You will need to take each flare of COPD as it comes.
Best,
Susan
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Thank you for writing. There is no particular diet to follow other than a traditional sensible one - fresh fruit and veg, lean protein, good fiber and calcium. Eliminate as many processed foods as possible in lieu of fresh foods. Limit salt and sugar. This will also help with your Type 2 diabetes.
As far as your COPD, you will have to go with the flow (literally and figuratively). You may need steroids, depending on the kind of flare you have, or you may find that an inhaler suffices.
I also have COPD, I am in my 40s and generally see different flares at different times - primarily during winter months or in summer, in areas with unclean air conditioning ducts (eg; hotels). Each person will have their own triggers. I had to go from a log fire to a gas fireplace, for example. And I am very sensitive to air ducts.
May 3, 2018 - 6:13pmEvery flare is different so there is no set plan. You will need to take each flare of COPD as it comes.
Best,
Susan
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