Simple Health Cures

   Smoking is bad for you.  As per the American Diabetes association’s technical review “Smoking and Diabetes”, smoking is the leading avoidable cause of mortality in the United States of America. One out of every five deaths is caused by cigarette smoking.

   Smoking can increase your risk of turning diabetic. If you have a family history of diabetes and are obese then you are at a far higher risk of developing diabetes than if you do not smoke. And if you happen to be diabetic, smoking is even worse for it raises health complications which may be suppressed.

   Other complications of smoking on diabetes include retinopathy (eye disorder), heart disease, stroke, vascular disease, kidney disease and nerve damage. Smoking also makes managing diabetes more difficult for diabetes patients.

   By quitting smoking you can decrease the chances of your developing diabetes and in addition a host of other conditions such as Cancer of the mouth, throat, lung and bladder, stroke, Heart attack. Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Increased blood pressure, limited joint mobility, increased cholesterol and other fat levels in your blood, impotence, miscarriage and stillbirth.

   So do yourself a huge favor and get set to kick that butt. Smoking is just not a viable option for a diabetic.