Type 2 Diabetes - Smoking Is A Health Hazard for Anyone With Diabetes

In August of 2017, the journal Women's Health reported on a study showing a link between smoking and the presence of Type 2 diabetes in women. Researchers at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Lithuania compared...



168 women with new cases of Type 2 diabetes with

336 women without any trace of high blood sugar levels.

Compared with the healthy women, the group who had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes were 2.8 times more likely to smoke at least ten cigarettes a day. Women with diabetes were also 4.6 times more likely to have smoked for at least 40 years. Interestingly though, the women in the diabetes group were 6.4 times more likely to have stopped smoking within nineteen or fewer years. Smoking raises the body's resistance to insulin. This resistance is known to be the cause of Type 2 diabetes: it causes the blood sugar levels to rise above the normal range.

Having Type 2 diabetes and smoking as well raise the risk of...



heart and blood vessel disease,

kidney disease,

blindness,

ulcers,

infections, and the need for

amputation.

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels in combination with smoking, make for an even higher risk of developing these serious conditions...



people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are three times more likely to die of heart and blood vessel disease if they smoke.

having both diabetes and heart disease damages blood vessels, lowering the amount of oxygen and blood delivered to the organs that need them. Smoking raises blood pressure, which can make kidney disease worse.

Having both Type 2 diabetes and smoking as well harms the retina, the back of the eye where pictures form...



ulcers and infections can develop as a result of poor circulation.

Both diabetes and smoking have been linked to the death of tissues in the appendages because the tissues are unable to heal themselves without enough oxygen or nutrients.

Help is available for smokers who want to quit the habit...



California in the United States has a free helpline at 1-800-nobutts, or 1-800-662-8887.

other state helplines can be reached from 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).

hundreds of hypnotherapists claim success.

The National Cancer Institute in the United States can be reached at 1-877-44u-quit, or 1-877-448-7848

spas are available for getting away from bad habits. They can easily be found online.

Nicorette gum, nicotine patches, varenicline (Chantix) and Wellbutrin, or bupropion, are medications your physician can prescribe.

Type 2 diabetes too, can be reversed for many if they get down to their regular lean weight. If that doesn't work, eat healthily, get plenty of physical activity, and take the medications prescribed by your doctor.

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

For nearly 25 years, Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.

The answer isn't in the endless volumes of    available information but in yourself.



By Beverleigh H Piepers


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