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Hi all,

21 years with Diabetes and have smoked for the last 8 years. Trying really hard to quit and failing spectacularly.....! Am starting to get really worried about the effects this is going to have on my health and need to know if it really is worse to smoke when you have Diabetes??

Any tips on quitting.....much appreciated !

G
 
Hi Georgie,

I stopped smoking after 12 years using a fantastic little book called 'The Easy Way to Stop Smoking'. The author is Allen Carr. It's based on the concept of Neuro Linguistic Programming (re-training your brain to not want cigs) and I can say it really works. Have known other people use it too.

It's really worth giving it a go, as smoking and diabetes pretty much compound each other's symptoms/problems. It's an fast-track to 'complications' I'm afraid.

Someone will be on here soon to post links to research, but we all know the problems associated with smoking, aside from diabetes. That should be motivation in itself :wink:

If you want to chat about stopping smoking, or diabetes, drop me a line.

Sam.
 
It's worse to smoke full stop.
You are just making more coffin nails, see your Doc, and get some help to stop, it can be done but there is no "magic bullet". I stopped 5 years ago, and I'm very glad I did, but dont get complacent, one puff of tobacco smoke and I would be hooked again.
 
Get dose of pneumonia then rushed into hospital put on a ventilator :oops:
that should frighten the cr*p out of you :?

Did it for me have not touched one now for over 10 years :) :)
went cold turkey :(

And to be honest it was three years before i never had a any small desire for one
cant stand the smell of them now
PS i was a 40 @ day man and loved every one

so it can be done

Keep it up
 
Fast Track to complications eh!

Err I'm a smoker (did give up for 5 years at one stage) I've had diabetes for over 20 years and I haven't got complications, so one must say that assuming smoking is a fast track is scare mongering...

As with anybody smoking isn't a helpful activity and whether a individual will be effected by their smoking is difficult to tell in the long run, it's another risk factor that we all told about, after all we all know people who have smoked for many years and don't come to any harm as well as those who suffering very quickly do to smoking!!

Giving up smoking is hard not easy, and you will only be successful if you won't to do it for yourself, if you doing it because any other reason then you tend to fail big time, it's a personal thing.. And there is no gurantee's if you suceed that it will be forever!

But give it a go, see how you get on
 
a)Smoking = Higher risk of heart trouble.
b)Diabetes = Higher risk of heart trouble.

a+b = even higher risk of heart trouble.

Simples!

H
 
I won't preach as an ex smoker....regardless of problems / who's arm has fallen off due to smoking, or not etc - for those of you AS YET unaffected, I stopped after 20 years of puffing, since then I have experienced terrible problems with bleeding eyes and I believe this is caused very much by the effects of smoking.

I stopped by using that awful gum and the little tabs just when desperate. Also tried patches and hypnotherapy to no avail at the time.

Just keep trying. Doesnt matter if you keep failing - just keep trying. Maybe try to go a little further next time. If it fails - so what, start again. I managed to find it reasonably easy until 4pm on the way home from work, so sucked a tab for a bit and it passed.

I am as fit as I was when I smoked so that wasnt the objective. Nice not to stink though :D .

At £5 per pack per day, I wouldn't even dream of trying it again now.

Change your routines a little too. All helps

Good luck

Paul
 
jopar said:
Fast Track to complications eh!

Err I'm a smoker (did give up for 5 years at one stage) I've had diabetes for over 20 years and I haven't got complications, so one must say that assuming smoking is a fast track is scare mongering...

As with anybody smoking isn't a helpful activity and whether a individual will be effected by their smoking is difficult to tell in the long run, it's another risk factor that we all told about, after all we all know people who have smoked for many years and don't come to any harm as well as those who suffering very quickly do to smoking!!

Giving up smoking is hard not easy, and you will only be successful if you won't to do it for yourself, if you doing it because any other reason then you tend to fail big time, it's a personal thing.. And there is no gurantee's if you suceed that it will be forever!

But give it a go, see how you get on
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Have you ever thought you may just be lucky This time
You have quoted all the old excuses, I am sure we have all used from time to time but you cant be lucky all the time
 
Unfortunatly I too am smoker, but I suppose its is up to the induvidual, I have all the classic's heart attacks, stents, by-pass, pneumonia twice,( 1st time i was 22yrs old), and yet when I had my by-pass 9yrs ago the surgeon did not believe that I smoked as my lungs were as clear as the day I was born (he's words), I have tried numerous times to quit managing 6mths once, I just do not seem to have the will power, I think it is a disgusting habit, and yes harmful but I do not really believe all the hype about it , you have a broken fingernail, the gp will ask '' do you smoke'', I do also agree with Talos, maybe us who are still puffing are lucky, but luck runs out, by the way my heart problem are genetic, even though I smoke I do urge my children to give up all the time ..
 
I smoked since the age of 14 now 50, gave up a year ago, hopefully stoping any further complications ? if i have any now, i just realise that it has to do massive harm, always thought that, just clicked last year. used an electric cig, where the filters have degrees of nicotine until you are just puffing steam, brill device.

hard now as I always want one but am determined to remain off them, also still use chewing gum
 
Stopped smoking after 6 years of 20 cigs a day because I went for an eye test and was told I had background retinotherapy in one eye. This freeked me out enough to stop as they said smoking increased the chance of retinotherapy in diabetics by 400% (I have only been diabetic for 6 years!). I basically replaced smoking by exercise and the first 2 weeks went on holiday (break the routine). I went to the eye clinic today and apparently my eyes seem fine, which made me very happy!

Harry
 
Well done Harry. Now you have seen the benefits of giving up smoking that's going to stop you from being tempted to start again. When I gave up smoking I knew if I had just one cigarette that would be it - I'd start again - I'd already given up twice before (once for six months) and that's how I started again. Never have that first cigarette! Keep it up :)
 
Hi Georgie,

Smoking with or without diabetes is bad news and you would do well to quit this habit as soon as possible. I lost two people very dear to me, my father and father-in-law due to smoking related diseases and despise cigarettes, so for your long-term health do stop or seek assistance in trying to quit from your gp.

Nigel
 
bowell said:
Get dose of pneumonia then rushed into hospital put on a ventilator :oops:
that should frighten the cr*p out of you :?

Did it for me have not touched one now for over 10 years :) :)
went cold turkey :(
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Thats pretty similar to what happened to me, so it obviously works
 
its funny but i dont think as yet i feel any benefit from not smoking, but prob far more able to last longer on a fast walk.

I have just been sent by e-mail an advert for a new HARMLESS ? electric cig, if anyone wants details, pm me your e-mail and i will forward the link
 
Its hard giving up im 31 now been smoking for 11 years after serious car accident resused on site broken rib minor cuts, some co workers introduced me to smoke somthing illegal helped with pain then started buying fags gave me confidence in work and feeling better in myself.

now im asmatic and ive tried to quit a few times gone for about 2 weeks and failed but when i was diagnosed type 2 2 weeks before crimbo and realised id got to change my life style what the hell was i doing to myself why hadent i realised what i was doing to myself reapeting chest infections several hospital stays because of it and a stay in hospital intubated on icu because of seriouse chest infectiion.

but what did i do when i got out of hospital straight to my pickup and lit up a fag coughed my guts up but such a good feeling but when i had my medical at work this year my blood pressure was over the site limit for safety and usual excuse didant work with him we had a chat he told he would take it again i just scraped through but i had a week to get it down as i would have only tempary admitance so i had to quit as i new this was part of prob and if i didant i would prob have to go on bp pills but week later on my retest bp down a lot after week off fags it was hard even tho on patches started chewing things like a puppy to help.

well im 3 weeks quit apart from 1 this week and it made me sick :cry: so im nearly 150 quid up so far :D

its hard but well worth it i can feel it on my lungs im not using as much medication and i can walk with out getting of breath :)
 
ewan said:
its funny but i dont think as yet i feel any benefit from not smoking, but prob far more able to last longer on a fast walk.

I have just been sent by e-mail an advert for a new HARMLESS ? electric cig, if anyone wants details, pm me your e-mail and i will forward the link
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I didn't feel any better in fact I felt worse I even developed nasty cough. But you will start to feel the benefits, they creep up on you like the addiction does. The fact that you have succeeded must have raised your self esteem so that's your first benefit.
 
another smoker here :oops: been at it since I was 15..now mid 50's..I have tried too many times to stop..I do fine for 3 weeks then...... :oops:
I walk miles every day with my work..AND yes I hve every excuse in the book..I am weak and an addict
 
I stopped at new year this year.. just happened really after 20 years.. go figure!!!
Cold turkey, must be an xmas thing..
 
HI all,

Firstly thanks for all the advice and replies. You are all right and I have to take action. Since posting this, I made a decision to quit. As of midnight last night, I have not smoked. I usually would have done 10 by now, but not one.

With any luck....my willpower will hold out long enough for me to feel the benefits and realise that I aam far better off without them......heres hoping

xx
 
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