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New Delhi, July 14 (IANS): Smoking can lead to health problems for people of all ages, but for people with diabetes, smoking can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke and make the disease harder to control, a leading diabetologist said on Sunday.
Dr V Mohan, Chairman of Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, took to social media platform X.com to explain how smoking can affect people with diabetes.
He said that smoking increases insulin resistance.
“Smoking makes it harder for your body to respond to insulin, leading to higher blood sugar levels and poorer diabetes control,” the doctor said.
It also increases the risk of serious complications, ‘such as heart disease, stroke and peripheral arterial disease’.
Smoking can also worsen blood pressure and cholesterol levels, two factors important for effective diabetes treatment.
Smoking can also disrupt circulation in people with diabetes and increase the risk of death.
“Smoking damages blood vessels, reduces blood flow and increases the risk of foot ulcers and infections that can lead to amputations,” says Dr. Mohan.
“People with diabetes who smoke are more likely to experience fatal health outcomes compared with non-smokers. This includes a significantly higher risk of total mortality and cardiovascular mortality,” he added.
A 2023 study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), along with Dr. Mohan and other researchers, showed that India has as many as 101 million people suffering from diabetes, while the number of prediabetes stands at 136 million. The country is also home to as many as 315 million people suffering from hypertension and 213 million with high cholesterol, among others.
“Take charge of your health: quit smoking and get your diabetes under better control,” says Dr. Mohan.
