क्या Cigarette पीने से Blood Sugar बढ़ता है | How to stop smoking cigarettes?
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Does smoking cigarettes increase blood sugar? This video is all about diabetes & smoking and what a person can do to stop smoking. Cigarette contains an ingredient called Nicotine which forces a person to smoke repeatedly. When Nicotine burns, it enters our lungs and blood and then to the brain. Nicotine triggers dopamine release in the brain; Dopamine is a feel-good chemical. As soon as dopamine is released, it gives a kick to the person and he starts feeling good and energetic.
After some time the level of Nicotine goes down which makes the person feel low. Then the person again smokes and feels better and more energetic. Therefore he gets trapped in a vicious cycle and starts smoking repeatedly due to which the level of Nicotine in the body becomes high. So our body gets altered chemically. This is how it impacts when Nicotine goes to the brain but when it goes to the pancreas in a diabetic person, it increases insulin secretion leading to hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance. A person who smokes has a 50% more chances of becoming a diabetic.