Smoking and drinking with diabetes!

Smoking and drinking with diabetes: Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is important for everyone with diabetes. Weight control is extremely important in treating type 2 diabetes because extra body fat makes it difficult for people with type 2 diabetes to make and use their own insulin. If you are overweight, losing just 10 to 20 pounds may improve your blood sugar levels so much that you can stop taking or reduce your medication.

If you smoke and have been diagnosed with diabetes, I recommend that you quit, because smoking makes problems caused by diabetes worse. People with diabetes can experience blood flow problems in the legs and feet, which can sometimes lead to amputation. Smoking can decrease blood flow even more. Smoking can also worsen sexual impotence in men, cause high levels of LDL cholesterol, and can raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Although alcohol in small amounts can be fit into your meal plan if your blood sugar is under good control, drinking alcohol on an empty stomach can cause low blood sugar. Alcohol can contribute to complications of diabetes, because alcohol can spike your glycogen levels, and it also slows down your metabolism.L.G.Fitness-Messiah. #ilivethis #lgfitnesmessiah

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