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<blockquote data-quote="Jess33marsh" data-source="post: 602518" data-attributes="member: 108992"><p>Hi</p><p>I am a stop smoking advisor so can offer you some advice on this.</p><p>Logindetails is correct that it's the other 4000 chemicals added to tobacco that are more harmful than nicotine. </p><p>In safe regulated levels nicotine is ok which is why you can by nicotine products over the counter i.e. patches, gum and lozenges</p><p>However, nicotine is a stimulant and will interfere with blood sugar levels.</p><p>There is a lot of issues with e-cigarettes as you might have seen in the media recently. The problems are that the medical health association has not concluded any clinical trials on them which has to happen to all medicines before they can be prescribed and used by doctors, nurses etc. Therefore no one can truly regulate what is actually going into them and as you might know there are lots of different brands and types of e-cigarettes out there to buy. Some might have no nicotine in them, some might claim to have more in than your cigarettes but there is no medical profession regulating these company's. They could be adding anything to them which in effect could be harmful. Lots of people use them/ try them as they like the concept and buy into the extremely modern, fashionable and convincing packaging. They are widely available but this doesn't mean they work and are safe.</p><p>He will need controlled safe amounts of nicotine to successfully quit with minimal impact on his diabetes. What I do recommend is you seeking professional advice from your local stop smoking service. Have a look on the NHS website for the national number. Most services offer free advice and support in your local area and can provide treatment tailored to his needs. I hope this helps! </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jess33marsh, post: 602518, member: 108992"] Hi I am a stop smoking advisor so can offer you some advice on this. Logindetails is correct that it's the other 4000 chemicals added to tobacco that are more harmful than nicotine. In safe regulated levels nicotine is ok which is why you can by nicotine products over the counter i.e. patches, gum and lozenges However, nicotine is a stimulant and will interfere with blood sugar levels. There is a lot of issues with e-cigarettes as you might have seen in the media recently. The problems are that the medical health association has not concluded any clinical trials on them which has to happen to all medicines before they can be prescribed and used by doctors, nurses etc. Therefore no one can truly regulate what is actually going into them and as you might know there are lots of different brands and types of e-cigarettes out there to buy. Some might have no nicotine in them, some might claim to have more in than your cigarettes but there is no medical profession regulating these company's. They could be adding anything to them which in effect could be harmful. Lots of people use them/ try them as they like the concept and buy into the extremely modern, fashionable and convincing packaging. They are widely available but this doesn't mean they work and are safe. He will need controlled safe amounts of nicotine to successfully quit with minimal impact on his diabetes. What I do recommend is you seeking professional advice from your local stop smoking service. Have a look on the NHS website for the national number. Most services offer free advice and support in your local area and can provide treatment tailored to his needs. I hope this helps! Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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