Smoking can increase the risk of various diseases, including diabetes mellitus. Based on study results Diabcare in 2012, as many as 90 percent of diabetes patients turned out to smokers.
This data is obtained based on a sample of about 2,000 diabetic patients in Indonesia. "Smoking has also played a role. We are grateful that the government has imposed regulations on cigarettes to prevent people smoking," said Chairman of the Indonesian Society of Endocrinology (Perkeni) Dr. Ahmad Rudjianto, Sp PD, the World Diabetes Day Symposium in Jakarta, Saturday (14/11 / 2015).
According Rudjianto, cigarette smoke contains free radicals obviously can interfere with the performance of insulin produced by the pancreas. Insulin is needed by the body to convert glucose into energy. Without insulin, sugar stays in the blood that causes high blood sugar.
Earlier, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Diabetes Association (PB Persaida) General Pranoto who is a specialist in internal medicine, said smoke can increase the risk of complications of diabetes. Therefore, smoking can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
This data is obtained based on a sample of about 2,000 diabetic patients in Indonesia. "Smoking has also played a role. We are grateful that the government has imposed regulations on cigarettes to prevent people smoking," said Chairman of the Indonesian Society of Endocrinology (Perkeni) Dr. Ahmad Rudjianto, Sp PD, the World Diabetes Day Symposium in Jakarta, Saturday (14/11 / 2015).
According Rudjianto, cigarette smoke contains free radicals obviously can interfere with the performance of insulin produced by the pancreas. Insulin is needed by the body to convert glucose into energy. Without insulin, sugar stays in the blood that causes high blood sugar.
Earlier, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Diabetes Association (PB Persaida) General Pranoto who is a specialist in internal medicine, said smoke can increase the risk of complications of diabetes. Therefore, smoking can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
