Sign-in to Ask A Doctor - 24x7
OR
Sign in with GoogleGet your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
Is It Safe For A Diabetic Person To Smoke?
I smoke 3-4 cigerattes per day. And i am suffering from diabetes for the past 14 years from now. I don t want to quit smoking and i just wanted to know whether its okay smoking 3-4 cigerattes per day especially for the person with diabetes. I have surveyed about this on the net as well but i couldn t find any proper information regarding this issue. I would be thankful to anyone of you who could give me proper information regarding this.
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
Hi,
See smoking is always harm full weather you diabetic or non diabetic,causes chance bronchities,impotense etc,
In diabetes and smoking their is increased microvascular occlusion,so smoking and diabetes together increses chances of vascular thrombosis and occlusion by many folds,
Chances of hyoertion is more,workload and chances of infection increases,
Chances of gangrene and diabetic foot increases by many fold,
Hope this information helps
See smoking is always harm full weather you diabetic or non diabetic,causes chance bronchities,impotense etc,
In diabetes and smoking their is increased microvascular occlusion,so smoking and diabetes together increses chances of vascular thrombosis and occlusion by many folds,
Chances of hyoertion is more,workload and chances of infection increases,
Chances of gangrene and diabetic foot increases by many fold,
Hope this information helps
I find this answer helpful
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer.
For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service
[Sample answer]
Related questions you may be interested in
Recent questions on Diabetic foot
Loading Online Doctors....