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Joel |
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Hello Paula:
It is crucial that you recognize the risks associated with smoking as a diabetic. The two risk factors are a very dangerous combination. Read the post
Smoking and Circulation, you will see
how many of the risk factors faced by diabetes are also conditions exacerbated by smoking. To minimize your risks with your diabetes stay on top of your
blood sugar through the diet and medications regime worked out with your doctor and to eliminate the compounding risks of smoking just always remember to
never take another puff!
Joel
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Lyverbyrd |
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Thanks Joel.
I'm relearning everything I thought I knew about diabetes. I have some neuropathy (nerve
damage) in my hands and feet, and this is one of the deciding factors, one of so many, in my quit.
I'm as committed as I was the day I arrived here, I will never take another puff.
Thank you
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No nicotine for 23 days. I've saved 2 days and 4 minutes of my life. |
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kattatonic1 gold4 |
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I think this information saved my life!
During all my failed quits I ate as I did while I smoked. Consequently, now I think
a majority of "the quitting jitters" I had back in the failing days were really blood sugar issues. This time, armed with fresh juice and eating
small but several times a day, I got through those early weeks as easily as I think you can get through them. The information about caffeine was also
paramount for me.
Educate yourself & then NTAP! We're looking forward to you joining us here
at Freedom... and your life awaits!
~ Kay ~
Celebrating 3 Months, 20 Days, 2 Hours and 9 Minutes of Freedom. Forsaking 2222 doses of poison has liberated $714.23 and 7 Days and 17 Hours of my life. |
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ButterfliesareSilver |
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This article provided me with the information and education to make it 72 hours. I never knew ANYTHING about what nicotine did to me until I quit.
This article is, for me, the tip of the iceberg in my quitting toolbox. I actually Googled "alieviate dizzziness quitting smoking" and this little
life saver showed up and my journey to Freedom began.
BB Bronze plus WOW!
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Sal GOLD |
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From above:
When you abruptly quit smoking, the body is in kind of a state of loss, not knowing how to work normally since it has not worked normally in such a long time. Usually by the third day, though, your body will readjust and release sugar as it is needed. Without eating any more your body will just figure out how to regulate blood sugar more efficiently. You may find though that you do have to change dietary patterns to one that is more normal for you. Normal is not what it was as a smoker, but more what it was before you took up smoking with aging thrown in. Some people go until evening without eating while they are smokers. If they try the same routine as ex-smokers they will suffer side effects of low blood sugar. It is not that there is something wrong with them now, they were abnormal before for all practical purposes. This doesn't mean they should eat more food, but it may mean they need to redistribute the food eaten to a more spread out pattern so they are getting blood sugar doses throughout the day as nature really had always intended. |
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JoeJFree Gold |
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Ingestion of Nicotine caused our bodies to release adrenaline since it is a central nervous system stimulant, as mentioned in this and other articles by both Joel and John. Lots to learn by reading these existing materials - available to all who seek the truth. JoeJ Free - Recovered Me Two Years, Twenty Eight Days, 20 Hours and 56 Minutes ago. I've now reclaimed 65 Days and 20 Hours of my life's time, by choosing to not use of 18972 death delivery devices and accumulated $3,915.19 in the 'freedom dividend' account. Effects of adrenaline If blood sugar levels are frequently low and our system is regularly being asked to pump out adrenaline then our health will suffer. Adrenaline is the hormone most of us associate with stress - it is released for 'fight or flight' and its effect is very powerful. If you were threatened in the street, for example, or face any kind of physical danger your survival mechanisms would instantly step into action with the adrenal glands immediately producing large amounts of adrenaline. The effects of adrenaline are
This all means that you have been made ready to run faster, fight back and generally react more quickly than normal. Unfortunately, when your blood sugar level drops during the day or night, adrenaline is released automatically and the body experiences all the above sensations except that there is no outside stress to respond to. When this happens repeatedly, you can experience all the health problems outlined under the hypoglycaemia section earlier in this chapter. It can also contribute to heart disease by increasing the risk of blood clotting and higher blood pressure and the sudden release of glucose for energy can cause extreme fluctuations of sugar levels in the blood. These fluctuations in blood sugar create an internal stress which the body then has to deal with. It causes an increase in sodium retention causing a bloated feeling from excess water. The digestive system will not function efficiently and less stomach acid will be produced which means that more food will actually be stored because it has not been digested sufficiently. The longer food stays in the intestines and remains undigested, the more calories are likely to be absorbed. It is therefore important that food is moved quickly out of the intestines. |
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jakki8368 |
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hi
can i just say that i don't think i would have made it through the first 72 hours without the cranbury juice - through reading about the drops in blood
sugar levels i could, for the first time, regognise the effects that was having on me and what a difference the cranbury made.
thank you
jakki - Free and Healing for Sixteen Days, 21 Hours and 35 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 1 Day and 18 Hours, by avoiding the use of 507
nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me £126.84.
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Joel |
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John (Gold) |
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John (Gold) |
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The effects of cigarette smoking on glycosylated hemoglobin in nondiabetic individuals.The Journal of Family Practice 1989 May;28(5): Pages 529-531.Authors: Urberg M, Shammas R, Rajdev K. Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Cigarette smoking has been causally linked to atherosclerotic heart disease. The mechanism by which cigarette smoking causes heart disease has not, however, been determined. Nicotine has been shown to lead to increases in plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine following smoking. Catecholamines have been shown to lead to increases in blood glucose. This paper demonstrates that cigarette smoking is associated with increases in average blood glucose as measured by glycosylated hemoglobin levels in smokers compared with nonsmokers. Fifteen nondiabetic smokers had an average glycosylated hemoglobin of 6.82% (SD = 1.06%), which is higher than the 5.63% (SD = .49%, t = 3.98, P less than .001) found for 23 nonsmokers. The average glycosylated hemoglobin level of the smokers is in the range found for patients with well-controlled diabetes. These data suggest that elevated blood glucose may contribute to atherogenesis in cigarette smokers. PMID: 2597247 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Source link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2597247 |
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Be careful with extra juices beyond the 3 days needed to purge the body of all nicotine and reach peak withdrawal as they are loaded with sugars and can
quickly add extra pounds. It takes 3-4 oranges or apples to make an 8 ounce glass of juice. How many humans have you seen eat 4 apples in a few minutes?
If you've taken a fancy to the extra juices try replacing them with natural fruits.
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