Can Smoking Accelerate the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes?
Do people who smoke have a greater risk of developing pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes? This is suggested in a review of 25 studies published in the Journal of The American Medical Association. The review found that 44% of people that smoke are prone to developing Type 2 diabetes compared to those that don’t smoke.
While researchers are hesitant to directly link smoking to the onset of diabetes, they do theorize that smoking may lead to insulin resistance. Another possible explanation, people that smoke tend not to have the healthiest lifestyle. These unhealthy behaviors include lack of exercise, poor diet, and in some cases large consumption of alcohol.
We know that smoking is a cause of heart disease and cancers. Could it also accelerate the onset of Type 2 diabetes? Isn’t time that we all try our best to live a healthy life, why not start today and quit smoking.
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