| Are you a diabetic? Do you smoke? Do people | | | | difficult to control your diabetes, which in turn |
| around you smoke? We all know smoking is a | | | | leads to other problems.6) And it increases your |
| direct cause of cancer but if you have diabetes | | | | cholesterol levels, which increases the risk of a |
| smoking - including passive smoking - leads to | | | | heart attack.7) Doubles your chances of getting |
| other health problems...Here are 7 reasons why | | | | limited mobility in your joints. It's no fun trying to |
| mixing diabetes with smoking is a very bad idea:1) | | | | bend, climb stairs or lift something when you have |
| You are more likely to get nerve damage | | | | a painful joint.In fact smoking - and passive |
| (neuropathy). If this happens to be in your feet it | | | | smoking - have a seriously detrimental effect on |
| could lead to infections and, if not taken care of | | | | the ABC's of diabetes management:A1C - the |
| properly, even amputation.2) You could develop | | | | measurement of your blood glucose over a |
| kidney disease.3) When you smoke your blood | | | | 3-month periodB - your blood pressure, which |
| pressure increases.4) Diabetics who smoke | | | | should be below 130/80C - your cholesterol |
| increase, 3-fold, the risk of dying of heart | | | | levelsAnd, of course, on top of all that there is |
| (cardiovascular) disease.5) By smoking you | | | | the risk of cancer! |
| increase your blood-sugar levels, making it more | | | | |