A recent study has shown smokers have a 50-per cent higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes compared to non-smokers.
Canadian Diabetes Association Chief Science Officer Jane Hux says it’s because people who are regular smokers have a higher amount of inflammation in their bodies.
She says that inflammation can cause the body to become more resistant to insulin and can lead to type 2 diabetes.
Hux says people who have quit smoking in the past only have a 10-per cent higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
She says other risk factors for type 2 diabetes include genetics, lifestyle’s that lead to obesity and poor food habits.
