Capital Berg

Keeps People Up-To-Date

Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Log in
  • United States
  • Business
  • Health
  • Science
  • Technology
  • About CapitalBerg
    • Analysts & Contributors
    • Advertising
    • Contact US
    • Privacy Policy GDPR
    • Terms of Use

Pages

  • About CapitalBerg
  • Advertising
  • Analysts & Contributors
  • Contact US
  • Investor Relations
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • SEC Disclosure
  • Terms of Use

Recent Posts

  • Tennessee Rapist Breaks into Woman’s House Three Times the Same Night to Assault Her June 29, 2018
  • Mentally Ill Man Arrested After Breaking into Retirement Home to Grope a Woman’s Chest June 28, 2018
  • “Syndrome” Author Blake Leibel Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder and Torture of Girlfriend June 27, 2018
  • Michigan Dad to Be Sentenced in the Beating Death of 3-Year-Old Infant June 26, 2018
  • Ohio Patrolman Booted from Police After Pulling Over His Daughter and Boyfriend June 26, 2018
  • Utah Mayor Shares Heartwarming Letter of Man Apologizing for Stealing a Stop Sign 75 Years Ago June 25, 2018
  • Mississippi Man Beheaded Mother After A Spat over Credit Cards June 25, 2018

Smokers With Diabetes, Quit Your Vice!

September 10, 2015 By Cliff Jenkins Scott

Smokers With Diabetes

Researchers have shown that smokers who have type 2 diabetes have a greater chance of developing complications such as heart failure, strokes, clogged arteries, heart disease, a reduction in blood flow to their limbs, as well as premature death.

However, you can diminish your risk by quitting your vice. Researchers from Huazhong University have noticed that diabetics who stopped smoking were still more likely to develop complications than diabetics who had never been in the habit of smoking, but they were also less likely to develop complications than diabetics who did not stop smoking.

An Pan, professor with the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China) and study lead author, offered a statement to Reuters Health explaining that a lot of type 2 diabetes patients still continue to smoke even after being diagnosed with the condition.

It’s precisely because of this that he “wanted to know whether smoking was related to total mortality and cardiovascular events among diabetic patients, and whether smoking cessation would reduce the risks”.

CDC researchers have confirmed that smoking is still a large issue among patients who have type 2 diabetes. Many of them refuse to quit, and this in turn makes them more vulnerable to experiencing kidney disease, heart disease, nerve damage, and even blindness.

For the their project, professor Pan and his team examined information featured in 89 earlier studies. The data related to the smoking habits of diabetics, and to the danger that these habits put them in.

The results showed that smokers with type 2 diabetes were 1.5 times more vulnerable to suffering from heart failure, heart disease, strokes and clogged arteries, compared to non-smokers with type 2 diabetes. Also, they were 2 times more vulnerable to suffering from a reduction in blood flow to their limbs and from peripheral artery disease.

Ex-smokers with type 2 diabetes were 1.2 times more vulnerable to suffering from clogged arteries, as well as 1.1 times more vulnerable to suffering from overall heart disease.

When looking at these values, along with the global rates of deaths linked to diabetes, professor Pan and his team credited smoking for 14.6 percent (14.6%) of all deaths among diabetic men, and for 3.3 percent (3.3%) of all deaths among diabetic women.

Dr. Wael Al-Delaimy, University of California’s division chief of global health (San Diego), offered a statement of his own to Reuters Health explaining that some of the type 2 diabetes patients may not necessarily get all the care they need from their physicians.

The problem is that “The physician caring for the diabetes patient might be focusing on cardiovascular risk factors or diabetes complications and diet and weight control”, and they may forget to talk to the diabetic about smoking and other similar risk factors.

But type 2 diabetes patients aren’t innocent either, as a lot of them don’t want to consider quitting their vice because they’re afraid that this will make them gain weight that they will then fail to lose. It’s important to stress to these patients that the long term benefits of quitting outweigh the side effects.

Image Source: pixabay.com

  • About the Author

About Cliff Jenkins Scott

Cliff likes to describe himself as made for the hard road. Freelancing is taking off across the world. And yet, valuable opportunities are hard to find he thinks, particularly when it comes to writing. After graduating with an MA degree in Communication as a major and Technology and Writing as minors, Cliff decided to give his own website hosting creative writing a boost and engage in an overwhelming number of projects, all of them focused on writing. He didn’t look for a quick burnout, but his eagerness to learn as much as possible as rapidly as possible kept him going.

Filed Under: Health

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 44 other subscribers

Recent Articles

sleep

Tennessee Rapist Breaks into Woman’s House Three Times the Same Night to Assault Her

June 29, 2018 By Denise Ehrlich Leave a Comment

police lights

Mentally Ill Man Arrested After Breaking into Retirement Home to Grope a Woman’s Chest

June 28, 2018 By Waleed Javed Leave a Comment

gavel

“Syndrome” Author Blake Leibel Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder and Torture of Girlfriend

June 27, 2018 By Andreas Petersen Leave a Comment

Woods

Michigan Dad to Be Sentenced in the Beating Death of 3-Year-Old Infant

June 26, 2018 By Marlene R. Litten Leave a Comment

patrol cruiser

Ohio Patrolman Booted from Police After Pulling Over His Daughter and Boyfriend

June 26, 2018 By Waleed Javed Leave a Comment

stop sign

Utah Mayor Shares Heartwarming Letter of Man Apologizing for Stealing a Stop Sign 75 Years Ago

June 25, 2018 By June Harris Leave a Comment

Butter knives

Mississippi Man Beheaded Mother After A Spat over Credit Cards

June 25, 2018 By Carol Harper Leave a Comment

XXXTentacion mugshot

Florida Authorities Arrested Suspect in Connection with Shooting of XXXTentacion

June 22, 2018 By Waleed Javed Leave a Comment

sunset over beach

Dallas Mother Accused of Beating Four-Year-Old and Dumping Body Into the Water

June 21, 2018 By Denise Ehrlich Leave a Comment

chicken Alfredo

Ohio Man Sentenced for Trying to Seduce Teenage Boy with Naked Pictures and Chicken Alfredo

June 20, 2018 By Marlene R. Litten Leave a Comment

bedroom

South Carolina Teen and Mates End Up In Slammer for Raping a Teenage Girl

June 19, 2018 By Waleed Javed Leave a Comment

cyberstalkin

California Man Arrested for Stalking Ex-Girlfriend, Hacking Her Online Accounts

June 19, 2018 By June Harris Leave a Comment

hammer

Naked Patient Sneaks out of Emergency Room to Bash Homeowner’s Head with Hammer

June 18, 2018 By Carol Harper Leave a Comment

screwdriver

Middle School Student Attacks Teacher During Class with Screwdriver

June 18, 2018 By Andreas Petersen Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • Virtual reality

    French Hospital Employs Virtual Reality to Curb Patient’s Pain

    Jun 13, 2018
  • surgery

    Danish Doctors Baffled by Patient Remaining Awake after During Cardiac Arrest

    Jun 5, 2018
  • medical implant

    MIT Think-Thanks Designed the World’s First Wireless Medical Implant

    Jun 5, 2018
  • human eye

    Australian Woman Nearly Goes Blind Because She Forgot to Remove her Makeup

    Jun 4, 2018
  • Snorting Condoms Challenge.

    Snorting Condoms Challenge on the Rise, Health Officials Declared

    Apr 2, 2018
  • Florida Woman Mommy Belly

    Florida Woman Mistook Labor Pains for Food Poisoning

    Mar 30, 2018
  • Surgical sponges.

    Japanese Surgeons Discovered Surgical Sponges in Women’s Abdomen

    Feb 23, 2018
  • British accent cards.

    Texas Woman Goes to Sleep, Wakes Up with British Accent

    Feb 13, 2018
  • Woodpeckers and CTE

    Woodpeckers Not Invulnerable to Brain Damage, New Study Suggests

    Feb 6, 2018
  • Gummy beart

    New Mexico School Students Intoxicated After Eating Marijuana-Laced Gummy Bears

    Jan 24, 2018

Categories

  • Business
  • Deals
  • Health
  • Science
  • Technology
  • United States
  • World

Copyright © 2021 capitalberg.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Contact

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.