| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 11 Other health problems |
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| Other health problems: Diabetes |
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| Diabetic smokers have significantly higher blood pressure and heart rates compared |
| to nonsmokers with diabetes. This suggests that smoking acts as one of the risk |
| factors for development of kidney disease through elevated blood pressure. |
| Reuters, November 3, 1998, from the September 1998 American Journal of |
| Hypertension |
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