Introduction Obesity has paved the ground for development of different diseases in industrial and developing nations. 1,2 Obesity and type 2 diabetes are 2 complex disorders, in their development, genetic predisposition may play a role. Both of these conditions have been strongly associated with mortality and susceptibility to other diseases. 3 Diabetes represents a world epidemic condition. According to the world population statistics, there are 415 million people affected with diabetes across the globe from which 90% are type 2 diabetes patients. Development of type 2 diabetes has been correlated with obesity, unhealthy lifestyle, and increasing age. 4 Poor management of blood glucose results in endothelial complications and reduced pulmonary functional indices. In this regard, limited air flow has been noted as a risk factor, predicting death. 5 Studies have shown that general disorders in pulmonary distal regions including alveolar membrane