Tobacco, a powerful diabetogenic effect First thing to know, tobacco is diabetogenic. "According to meta-analyses, smoking increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 37 to 44% (this percentage takes into account other risk factors: age, diet, genetic factors, etc.). This link is dose-dependent, i.e. the more a person smokes, the more their glycemic balance deteriorates, in proportion to the amount of cigarettes smoked," explains Prof. Vincent Durlach, a doctor specialising in metabolic diseases and tobacco, Reims University Hospital. Tobacco is also, logically, a risk factor for prediabetes. This risk is also known and documented in passive smokers. How? Several mechanisms are at wo... [Read more]