July 16, 2013 – As part of a review of the literature on type 2 diabetes, the Dr. Carole Willi Clear of Lausanne showed some effects metabolic unknown to tobacco.
We knew the aggravating role of the effect of tobacco on the macro and micro-vascular complications associated with type 2 diabetes. Dr Carole Willi Clear of Lausanne found that smoking increased the risk of triggering type 2 diabetes by 44%.
However, this incidence depends on the degree of smoking. The more cigarettes consumed per day, the more the anti-estrogenic effect of tobacco is felt, thus promoting abdominal adiposity (fat mass). It is now certain that a waist circumference of more than 100 cm is an important risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes.
But this is not the only effect, the chronic inflammatory action of tobacco increases the production of free radicals. A pro-aging effect in a way. The bad news is that when you stop smoking, the reversibility of the phenomenon is not immediate and will take a little time …
The question arises as to whether, insofar as the effects are directly linked to nicotine, what about the action of the patches allowing smoking cessation, over a very long term?
If you don’t smoke, don’t start! If you are a smoker, reduce the number of cigarettes per day. When it comes to diabetes risk, numbers count.
Réginald Allouche, doctor specializing in diabetology
