The Impact of Smoking on Diabetes Process

Numerous studies showed that smoking is a major diabetes risk factor.Nicotine in tobacco can damage β-cell,affect insulin signal transduction and inflammatory cytokine expression caused by abnormal insulin resistance,triggering a series of lipid disorders.Smoking speed up the process of chronic complications of diabetes,increased macrovascular and microvascular disease.Although the long-term benefits of quitting smoking and body mass change over the short-term harm,but the problem is still not optimistic,smoking cessation drugs effective or sufficient evidence of the lack of security,the subject of smoking cessation in patients with diabetes requires further study.