Does Smoking Cause Diabetes?

Diabetes has many risk factors… Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, High Blood Pressure, Abnormal Blood Fats, Age, Family History and Race. But what about Smoking? Does smoking increase your risk for Type 2 Diabetes?

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Smoking and exposure to second hand smoke causes Type 2 Diabetes. So if you smoke you are risking getting Type 2 Diabetes!

If you smoke -- please quit.

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If your family members smoke -- please help them to quit (more on that below).

“We now know that smoking causes type 2 diabetes, also known as adult-onset diabetes. Smokers are 30% to 40% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than nonsmokers. The more cigarettes an individual smokes, the higher the risk for diabetes.” Let’s Make The Next Generation Tobacco-Free."

Your Guide to the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health (2014)

65% of Diabetics will die of a heart attack or stroke complications...(not good for you or the family)…

And if a heart attack or stroke doesn't get you...your chances of getting cancer sky-rocket.

It simply isn't worth it.

Smoking causes cancers of the

lung
esophagus
larynx
mouth
throat
kidney
bladder
liver
pancreas
stomach
cervix
colon and rectum
some types of leukemia

Smoking increases your risk for getting viruses and other germs.

You will get sick more often and have more severe symptoms if you smoke.

You also have a greater risk of needing to hospitalized with viral sickness if you smoke.

What About Vaping?

Vaping is NOT a solution rather than smoking.

Everyday new studies and reports are coming out about the terrible health affects caused by vaping...including people dying, having to get lung transplants and getting permanent lung damage!

No vaping products have been approved by the FDA for use or authorized for marketing by the FDA.

You are risking your health and the health of others around you by vaping.

Just like Smoking...Vaping also increases your risk for getting viruses and other germs.

You will get sick more often and have more severe symptoms if you vape.

You also have a greater risk of needing to hospitalized with viral sickness if you vape.

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How To Quit Smoking

If you want help quitting smoking talk to your doctor.

Do NOT try to rely on gimmicks, stop smoking internet courses and Facebook Groups. You healthy is WAY too important to leave this to chance.

There are many methods that work to help you quit smoking and your doctor can help you.

Nicotine patches, gums or lozenges, inhalers or nasal sprays have all been PROVEN to work to help people quit smoking.

Smoking and Diabetes References

About the Author Joan Pasay

As a Nutrition & Lifestyle Therapist I felt compelled to start Power In The Group. Why? To guide and support women like you with Prediabetes or Insulin Resistance so you can regain and nourish your health...without all the confusion. Together we can enjoy the richest quality of life for ourselves, with our families, and within our society...wanna come along?

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Does Smoking Cause Diabetes?

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How To Quit Smoking

Smoking and Diabetes References

About the Author Joan Pasay

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