smoking and bs

No idea but it will only be good for it. I am going to stop smoking in fact I'm wondering if smoking caused my diabetes, I know smoking with diabetes can affect not only your circulation but can make you blind.
Good luck and hopefully I will be joining you shortly.

I've never smoked so I have no idea. I will say, however, that when others i know have given up smoking their appetite has got bigger. If this happens to you and you start eating more then your BS will probably rise. Good luck with it

When i gave up smoking all my problems started :lol: 14 months on i still fancy a smoke. Sometimes my husband will leave half a cig and i think to myself "i wonder what it would be like"? I would never smoke again though. I gave up very easily using the inhalator and the nicorette activestop website. They text you everyday, set you up with your own personal guide and give you tips, facts and information. I was even feeling sad when my last day came. It is well worth checking out if your serious about quitting. I did put on weight once i stopped but thats because smoking speeds up your metabolism. When the weught went on i went back to the doctors and got a refferal to the gym for half price. Your metabolism does settle back down.

fenix92 said:

Yes, I've finally made the decision! Sunday will be my last day of smoking :angel:
Just wondering if this will have any effect on bs levels? Not that it affects my determination but would like to know what to expect.

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Sure I read an article last week saying that smoking increases bg levels, either way quiting smoking itself will hopefully improve your overall health.

*Sigh*.......Four years and I could still kill my granny for a fag....... :***:

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Good luck with quitting smoking..i have not been 9 months smoke free. I would just advise you to make sure you have a plan of action to deal with being smoking free. Unfortunately I started eating much more and the wrong things after I quit. 9 months on my diabetes is out of control together with my appetite and have about 20lbs to lose again....

and it is VERY hard to get back on track!!

Still i was always told that quitting smoking is the one most single good thing i can do

You will probably find that in the short term you blood glucose increase... giving up smoking is particularly stressful and hormones such as cortisol decrease insulin effectiveness. When I gave up I had 3 - 5 days of 'poorer' blood glucose and then it was back to normal..

Good luck on quitting smoking fenix it makes a massive difference - you feel much more healthy once your lungs have cleared.

Never been sure what effect it had on BG levels, it effects so many things in the body. The post above mine is probably a good explanation of what might happen. Can't say I remember - was too busy climbing the walls to pay much attention to what my levels were like.

Making you more hungry is definitely a side effect you are going to watch out for, some people can struggle with it, like claymic. Hope it passes for you claymic, it defiantly makes life a bit more complicated for us diabetics.

That is only temporary and will go after a while - but it depends on the person of course. I think the problem is that your mind is missing the nicotine, and looking for something else to fill the empty feeling you get, even when the actual nicotine is long out of your system. So its almost like the initial cravings in a way, even if you are not actually thinking of cigs at the time.

What will help to ease those feelings and dealing with cravings is different for each person, for me it was thinking about it logically, distracting myself when I got the feeling, and other little things - but I found out the best method for me after several attempts to quit in the past, so don't beat yourself up if you have a little more difficulty, just be glad you have quit and take it from there.

There's definitely no right way to stop smoking, its just as individual as a persons diabetes management. So I hope the method you have chosen makes it easier for you - the rest you can deal with later, just stop putting those horrible things in your mouth, and worry about the rest when it crops up