How does smoking increase complications for people who have diabetes?
How does smoking increase complications for people who have diabetes?
While smoking can increase your chances of getting diabetes, it can also make managing diabetes more difficult for those who already have it. Smoking can worsen all of the above complications of high blood sugar, including eye disease, heart disease, stroke, vascular (blood vessel) disease, kidney disease, nerve damage, foot problems, and many others.
Other ways smoking can harm you include:
- Cancer of the mouth, throat, lung, and bladder
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis)
- High blood pressure
- Limited joint mobility
- Increased cholesterol and other fat levels in your blood
- Impotence
- Miscarriage
- Stillbirth