Firdaus Khan
New Delhi. Men have a greater chance of dying then women, and smoking increases any adult's risk of death just as if five years were suddenly added to their age said KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India.
For men who have never smoked, heart disease presents their greatest risk for death at any age, exceeding the odds of dying from lung, colon and prostate cancer combined.
Male smokers face a lung cancer risk that is greater than the odds of heart disease taking their lives after age 60, and is ten-fold higher than the chance of dying from prostate and colon cancer combined.
The chance of dying from heart disease and breast cancer are similar for nonsmoking women until age 60, when heart disease becomes a greater risk.
For female smokers, dying from lung cancer or heart disease is more likely than dying from breast cancer after age 40.
Diabetics who smoke are more likely to have severe hypoglycemia
People with diabetes who smoke are more than twice as likely to have an episode of severe hypoglycemia, or very low blood sugar, as those who have never smoked, Loss of sugar can cause mental confusion, or even coma or seizures in severe instances. Smoking, through its effect on hormone regulation and insulin clearance, has been hypothesized to result in severe hypoglycemia.
Quoting a study published in the journal Diabetes Care, Dr. Aggarwal said that after taking account of other factors, smoking conferred a 2.6-fold increased risk of having severe hypoglycemia.
Furthermore, smoking was associated with similarly increased odds of having diabetes-related nerve damage, impaired kidney function, and sight-threatening retinal defects.
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