Cigarette smoking has been known to be a risk factor of Type-2 diabetes. A study that was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology pointed out that smoking 16 to 25 cigarettes a day raises the risk for Type 2 diabetes to 3 times that of a non-smoker. Moreover, diabetics who also smoke are more likely than nonsmokers to have trouble with insulin dosing and with controlling their disease. More detail can be found at:
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Heart Disease Prevention - How Would Smoking Worsen Diabetes Complications?
Posted by Ng Peng Hock at 11:44 PM
Labels: diabetes, heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, smoking, stroke
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