Diabetes means your body can’t make the insulin it needs (Type 1),or can’t use the insulin it has (Type 2). Insulin is important for turn-ing food into energy.Diabetes puts you at greater risk for high bloodpressure, heart attack, and stroke, among other health concerns.

Signs of DiabetesSigns of diabetes may include losing weight (though eating more), feeling thirsty moreoften, vomiting, urinating a lot, having infections that heal slowly, and for men, troublehaving an erection. Other common problems include tiredness, nausea, and blurred vision.

Managing DiabetesDevelop a plan with your doctor.A good plan includes:

Those who have diabetes and quit smoking reduce their risk of:

• Heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.• Serious foot problems like infections, ulcers, and poor blood circulation.• Vision problems and blindness (retinopathy).• Amputation (95% of diabetic people needing amputations are smokers).• Kidney disease.• Gum disease and tooth loss (periodontal disease).• Early onset of impotence.• Uneven effects from insulin injections.

Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Diabetes and Smoking

QE09-12/06 ©2005 The Regents of the University of California.All rights reserved.This material was made possible by funds received from the TobaccoTax Health Protection Act of 1988—Proposition 99, through the California Department of Health Services, under contract #05-45834.

Diabetes means your body can’t make the insulin it needs (Type 1),or can’t use the insulin it has (Type 2). Insulin is important for turn-ing food into energy.Diabetes puts you at greater risk for high bloodpressure, heart attack, and stroke, among other health concerns.

Signs of DiabetesSigns of diabetes may include losing weight (though eating more), feeling thirsty moreoften, vomiting, urinating a lot, having infections that heal slowly, and for men, troublehaving an erection. Other common problems include tiredness, nausea, and blurred vision.

Managing DiabetesDevelop a plan with your doctor.A good plan includes:

Those who have diabetes and quit smoking reduce their risk of:

• Heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.• Serious foot problems like infections, ulcers, and poor blood circulation.• Vision problems and blindness (retinopathy).• Amputation (95% of diabetic people needing amputations are smokers).• Kidney disease.• Gum disease and tooth loss (periodontal disease).• Early onset of impotence.• Uneven effects from insulin injections.

Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Diabetes and Smoking

QE09-10/08

© 2008 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. This material was made possible by funds receivedfrom the California Department of Public Health, under contract #05-45834.

Diabetes means your body can’t make the insulin it needs (Type 1),or can’t use the insulin it has (Type 2). Insulin is important for turn-ing food into energy.Diabetes puts you at greater risk for high bloodpressure, heart attack, and stroke, among other health concerns.

Signs of DiabetesSigns of diabetes may include losing weight (though eating more), feeling thirsty moreoften, vomiting, urinating a lot, having infections that heal slowly, and for men, troublehaving an erection. Other common problems include tiredness, nausea, and blurred vision.

Managing DiabetesDevelop a plan with your doctor.A good plan includes:

Those who have diabetes and quit smoking reduce their risk of:

• Heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.• Serious foot problems like infections, ulcers, and poor blood circulation.• Vision problems and blindness (retinopathy).• Amputation (95% of diabetic people needing amputations are smokers).• Kidney disease.• Gum disease and tooth loss (periodontal disease).• Early onset of impotence.• Uneven effects from insulin injections.

Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Diabetes and Smoking

QE09-12/06 ©2005 The Regents of the University of California.All rights reserved.This material was made possible by funds received from the TobaccoTax Health Protection Act of 1988—Proposition 99, through the California Department of Health Services, under contract #05-45834.

Diabetes means your body can’t make the insulin it needs (Type 1),or can’t use the insulin it has (Type 2). Insulin is important for turn-ing food into energy.Diabetes puts you at greater risk for high bloodpressure, heart attack, and stroke, among other health concerns.

Signs of DiabetesSigns of diabetes may include losing weight (though eating more), feeling thirsty moreoften, vomiting, urinating a lot, having infections that heal slowly, and for men, troublehaving an erection. Other common problems include tiredness, nausea, and blurred vision.

Managing DiabetesDevelop a plan with your doctor.A good plan includes:

Those who have diabetes and quit smoking reduce their risk of:

• Heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.• Serious foot problems like infections, ulcers, and poor blood circulation.• Vision problems and blindness (retinopathy).• Amputation (95% of diabetic people needing amputations are smokers).• Kidney disease.• Gum disease and tooth loss (periodontal disease).• Early onset of impotence.• Uneven effects from insulin injections.

Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Diabetes and Smoking

QE09-10/08

© 2008 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. This material was made possible by funds receivedfrom the California Department of Public Health, under contract #05-45834.