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Smoking and Diabetes
Smoking and Diabetes
If you smoke, you’re more likely to get type 2 diabetes (T2D). In fact, your chances go up by 30%-40% when compared to someone who doesn’t smoke. If you already have diabetes, smoking can make it harder to control your blood sugar. It can also worsen other health problems.
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What You Need to Know About Smoking and Your Brain
What does nicotine do to your brain?
Most people understand how smoking affects the lungs and heart, but what’s less known is the impact that nicotine has on the brain.
“Nicotine mimics several neurotransmitters, [which send signals] in the brain. [Since nicotine is] similar in shape to
Tips to help quit smoking.
Tips to help quit smoking.
1. Reason to quit
To get motivated, you need a powerful, personal reason to quit. It may be to protect your family from secondhand smoke. Or lower your chance of getting lung cancer, heart disease, or other conditions. Or to look and feel younger. Choose a reason