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<blockquote data-quote="DCUK NewsBot" data-source="post: 1964595" data-attributes="member: 106455"><p>People with type 1 diabetes who give up smoking could lower their HbA1c to similar levels as non-smokers with the condition, a US study reports. Smokers who quit also experienced a reduced risk of vision and kidney-related complications, similar to the risk experienced by non-smokers. Smoking was linked to increased HbA1c levels and rates of complications, but the findings indicate positive health changes for those with type 1 diabetes who quit smoking. Researchers from George Washington University examined the health records of 1,441 people from a major, 10-year study called Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT). The research team used the analysis to compare with previously studies which had investigated people with type 1 diabetes who quit smoking, and what health impact this had. The results demonstrated that people who smoked had greater HbA1c levels compared to non-smokers by more than 0.30% points (equivalent to 3 mmol/mol). Smokers showed a 43% increased risk of retinopathy and a 36% increased risk of kidney complications compared to those who had not smoked before. But, quitters with type 1 diabetes had HbA1c levels near to those who had not smoked previously, as well as similar complications rates. The researchers concluded: "Former smokers can achieve similar glycaemic control to never smokers and reduce their risk of complications. The results of this study should be used to encourage individuals with type 1 diabetes to avoid smoking or to quit as soon as possible." The findings have been published in the journal PLOS One.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/jan/people-with-type-1-diabetes-could-lower-hba1c-by-quitting-smoking-93101185.html" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUK NewsBot, post: 1964595, member: 106455"] People with type 1 diabetes who give up smoking could lower their HbA1c to similar levels as non-smokers with the condition, a US study reports. Smokers who quit also experienced a reduced risk of vision and kidney-related complications, similar to the risk experienced by non-smokers. Smoking was linked to increased HbA1c levels and rates of complications, but the findings indicate positive health changes for those with type 1 diabetes who quit smoking. Researchers from George Washington University examined the health records of 1,441 people from a major, 10-year study called Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT). The research team used the analysis to compare with previously studies which had investigated people with type 1 diabetes who quit smoking, and what health impact this had. The results demonstrated that people who smoked had greater HbA1c levels compared to non-smokers by more than 0.30% points (equivalent to 3 mmol/mol). Smokers showed a 43% increased risk of retinopathy and a 36% increased risk of kidney complications compared to those who had not smoked before. But, quitters with type 1 diabetes had HbA1c levels near to those who had not smoked previously, as well as similar complications rates. The researchers concluded: "Former smokers can achieve similar glycaemic control to never smokers and reduce their risk of complications. The results of this study should be used to encourage individuals with type 1 diabetes to avoid smoking or to quit as soon as possible." The findings have been published in the journal PLOS One. [url="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/jan/people-with-type-1-diabetes-could-lower-hba1c-by-quitting-smoking-93101185.html"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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