Stopping Smoking may Increase Diabetes Risk ?

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By nisya

Published: January 9, 2010

People who smoke has long been known to have suffered from risk factors for type 2 diabetes. However, recent research shows, that habit was actually increases the risk of type 2 diabetes in the short term.

John Hopkins University researchers are expecting an increased risk of type 2 diabetes is associated with weight gain experienced by people after they stop smoking. However, they warned that no one should use the results of the study as an excuse to continue smoking.

Therefore, instead of smoking is a risk factor for other more dangerous diseases, namely lung, heart, stroke and all types of cancer. “The message is do not ever start smoking,” said Hsin-Chieh Yeh, PhD, epidemiology expert at John Hopkins University School of Medicine.

“If you smoke, stop! That is the right thing. However, people also need to watch their weight, “says the woman who led the study researchers cigarettes relationships and the type 2 diabetes. The results of a study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, published January 5 and then say, the researchers found that people who quit smoking have a 70 percent increased risk for type 2 diabetes in the first six years without smoking than those who never smoked.

Risk is highest in the first three years after people stop smoking and get back to normal after 10 years. Among those who continued smoking during that period, the risk was lower, but the chances for type 2 diabetes is still 30 percent higher than those who never smoked.

The study was conducted on 10,892 adults who are middle-aged who are not type 2 diabetes from 1987 to 1989. The development of all patients are followed for 17 years and data on the status of type 2 diabetes, glucose levels, body weight, and others routinely collected at intervals.

According to the study, those who smoked most and they are gaining weight at most have the highest possibility for type 2 diabetes after they stop smoking. On average, during the first three years of the study, body weight who quit smoking increased by about 8.4 pounds and their waist size increased average 1.25 inches.

Yeh and his colleagues wanted the doctors always remember that the findings when they consult with patients who quit smoking, especially heavy smokers. They suggest contemplate preventive measures such as lifestyle counseling, weight settings aggressively, and the use of nicotine replacement therapy, which seems to prevent weight gain associated with quitting smoking.

Another important step is the more frequent checks to ensure the detection of diabetes earliest of type 2 diabetes.

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