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Tobacco Use and It’s Impact
on Diabetes
Peggy Bourgeois, APRN, MN, CNS, CDE
PBB Associates, LLC
Diabetes Mellitus
Scope of Problem
Affects 20.8 million Americans
Affects many areas of the body
New therapies can prevent and/or
delay complications
Diabetes Prevalence
LOUISIANA DIABETES STATISTICS
Approximately 274,000 adults or seven percent of adults in Louisiana
have been diagnosed with diabetes (BRFSS, 2004)
African Americans have the highest prevalence of diabetes, with a 10.9%
diagnosis rate, compared to 7.9% of Hispanics and 7% of the white
population (BRFSS, 2004)
As of 1996, Louisiana had the highest death rate due to diabetes (32.5
per 100,00) of all the other U.S. states. The national death rate due to
diabetes is 18.5 per 100,000
In 2002, diabetes was the cause of 3,190 deaths, approximately 830
(26%) listed cardiovascular disease as an underlying cause
In 2001, the total cost of hospital discharges for people with diabetes in
Louisiana was approximately $1.5 billion dollars (LAHIDD, 2001)
Diabetes
Definition
A chronic illness in which the body lacks
insulin or is resistant to insulin
Multiple hormones play a role in glucose
regulation
Classifications Diabetes Mellitus
Type 1 (absolute insulin deficiency)
– Idiopathic
– Immune-Mediated
Type 2 (insulin resistance)
– Relative insulin deficiency
– Deficient insulin secretion
Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)
Gestational Diabetes (GDM)
Diagnostic Criteria Diabetes
FPG >126 mg/dl on 2 occasions
Casual glucose >200 mg/dl with
symptoms
IFG: Fasting >100 and < 126 mg/dl
(Pre – diabetes)
IGT: 2 hr PG >140 and < 200 mg/dl
Normal Metabolism
Insulin
Secreted by beta cells of pancreas
Allows glucose to enter cells
Allows glucose to enter liver
Prevents release of liver glycogen
Prevents fat breakdown
Stores excess calories as fat
Normal Insulin Release
Non-diabetic never stops making insulin
Insulin bolus occurs in the first 10 minutes after eating
Basal insulin is released every 12 minutes
Meal
Mea
l
Meal
Problems in type 1 Diabetes
Generally less than 40 years
No insulin, must be given by
injection
No amylin (must be given by
injection)
Ketone prone
Autoimmune disease
Metabolic Syndrome or Pre Diabetes
AKA Syndrome X
Progression of type 2 Diabetes
Impaired Glucose
Normal Tolerance
Frank Diabetes
Insulin Resistance
Hepatic Glucose Production
Hyperinsulin
production
Insulin Production (-cell failure)
Postprandial Blood Glucose
Fasting Blood Glucose
Time
Years
to
Decade
Typical Diagnosis of type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Screening – Type 2
ADA recommends screening for diabetes &
pre diabetes
High risk, asymptomatic adults
> 45 years
BMI > 25
Younger if there are other risk factors
Fasting or 2-h OGTT (75 gm carb)
Fasting less expensive, shows pre-diabetes
OGTT shows IGT
If normal repeat every 3 years
Diabetes Screening Children
Test FPG at age 10 or puberty w/ these
criteria:
BMI > 85th percentile
for age & sex
weight for height or
weight > 120% ideal for height
Plus 2 additional risk factors
family history type 2
Race/ethnicity
Signs of insulin resistance
Repeat every 2 years
Complications of DM
Retinopathy: 14-40%
Stroke: >200%
ESRDnew cases:32%
Foot/Leg Amputations:
50%
Heart Disease: >400%
American Diabetes Association
Tobacco has many bad health effects,
particularly for people with diabetes
No matter how long you've smoked, your
health will improve after you quit
Nicotine is one of the most addictive
substances known
Physical addiction
Become psychologically hooked on cigarettes
Kicking the habit is hard - but worth the work
Smoking Hurts Your Health
Smoking is best-known for causing cancer
aggravates heart and blood vessel
disease in people with diabetes
Decrease the amount of oxygen to tissues leading to
heart attack, stroke, miscarriage, or stillbirth
Increases cholesterol levels and the levels of other
fats increasing the risk of heart attack
Smoking increases blood pressure
Damages and constricts the blood vessels. This
damage can worsen foot ulcers and lead to blood
vessel disease and leg and foot infections
American Diabetes Association; “Smoking”, www.diabetes.org
Smoking
Smokers with diabetes are more likely to get nerve
damage and kidney disease
Smokers get colds and respiratory infections easier
Smoking increases risk for limited joint mobility
Smoking can cause cancer of the mouth, throat, lung,
and bladder
People with diabetes who smoke are three times as
likely to die of cardiovascular disease as are other
people with diabetes
Smoking raises blood sugar level, making it harder to
control
Smoking can cause impotence
American Diabetes Association; “Smoking”, www.diabetes.org
Position Statement
Health care professionals
should emphasize smoking
cessation as a priority of
state-of-the-art care for all
diabetic smokers
LOUISIANA TOBACCO
STATISTICS
Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of
death and disability causing more deaths every year that
AIDS, alcohol, car crashes, murders, suicides, and illegal
drugs combined.
Cigarette smoking was the leading risk factor for
disease, responsible for an estimated 6,427 deaths and
96,085 years of potential years of life lost in 1999.
Cigarette smoking is responsible for one in four deaths
due to cardiovascular disease and contributes to illness
and death due to cancers, respiratory diseases,
premature and low birth weight infants, sudden infant
death syndrome, and burns.
More than 750,000 adults (24.6%), 79,000 high school,
and 28,000 (17.1%) middle school aged children in
Louisiana currently smoke cigarettes.
Louisiana Youth Tobacco Survey, Tobacco Control Program, 2002
LOUISIANA TOBACCO
STATISTICS
Nine out of ten current smokers started before they were 18
years of age.
15.7% of the adult population in Louisiana has used
smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco, dip,
or snuff at some point in their lives.
Individuals:
in the 18-44 year age group
With an annual household income less than $25,000
Individuals with less than a high school education
African Americans were more likely to report that they are being
exposed to second-hand smoke at their place of work.
The total cost during 1999 for Louisiana that was attributable
to cigarette smoking was estimated at $2.81 billion.
Smokers not only put their own lives at risk, but also affect
the lives of people around them.
Public Health Service (PHS)
Clinical Practice Guideline for
Teaching Tobacco Use and
Dependence
Established the “5 A’s” of intervention
1. Ask
2. Advise
3. Assess
4. Assist
5. Arrange
ASK
History of tobacco use
Adolescent and Adult with diabetes
Pregnancy – use multiple choice questions
Which of the following best describes your tobacco use?
 I use tobacco regularly now, about the same as
before becoming pregnant
 I use tobacco regularly now, but have cut down since
I found out I was pregnant
 I use tobacco every once in a while
 I have quit using tobacco since finding out I was
pregnant
 I have never used tobacco.
Psychologically, fear of harming the baby
Former tobacco users should be offered short term
relapse prevention intervention
ADVISE
Advise to quit should be clear, strong and
personalized to the individual’s own
situation.
Prevention of diabetes complications
Effects of second hand smoke on the
family
Monetary cost of smoking
ASSESS
“Are you willing to try to quit at this time?”
What if they are not willing to stop?
No desire to stop
Fear they will be unable to stop
Fear withdrawals
Fear weight gain
Offer the “5 R’s”
ASSIST
The patient is willing to quit: HOW to quit.
1. Set a quit date - within two weeks is best.
2. Tell family and friends.
Social support helps!
3. Review past quit attempt experiences.
What worked?
What didn’t?
ASSIST
4. Anticipate challenges. Symptoms:
Irritability
cravings
Insomnia
coughing may occur for 2-3 weeks after quitting
5. Encourage adult patients attempting to quit to utilize
effective pharmacotherapies for tobacco
dependence treatment i.e., >10 / day, other medical
constraints, pregnant/breastfeeding, adolescents
except in special circumstances
6. Refer to an intensive counseling service
ARRANGE
Schedule follow-up in person or on the
phone
Should occur within the first week after the
quit date
Provide with relapse prevention information
If already relapsed:
Consistent with the chronic nature of tobacco
dependence
Not a sign of personal failure
Set a new quit date and revise his/her quit plan
THE “5 R’s”
1. RELEVANCE:
Why quitting is important to their own
personal situation
2. RISKS:
Outline the risks of continued tobacco use
3. REWARDS:
Outline the Benefits of quitting
THE “5 R’s”
4. ROADBLOCKS:
What are the barriers preventing this person
from quitting?
What are some solutions to these barriers?
5. REPETITION:
Repeat this discussion frequently, until the
person is ready to quit.
Why is Quitting So Hard?
People smoke for two reasons.
Nicotine is highly addictive.
Withdrawal
Symptoms include: irritable, sweating, headaches,
diarrhea, or constipation, feeling restless, tired, or
dizzy.
Is usually worst on the second day and gradually
lessens with time.
“But it’s so hard to quit!”
Second,
Many become psychologically tied to
smoking.
Part of daily ritual
Helps them wake up in the morning
Comforts them when they are upset, and
Rewards them for a job well done
Smoking also has pleasurable physical effects
– It relaxes people and perks them up.
Stress
Stress can alter blood glucose levels
May not take care of themselves
Increase smoking, alcohol consumption, less exercise
Stress hormones may also alter blood glucose levels
In type 1 diabetes response is more mixed
While most people's glucose levels go up with mental stress,
others' glucose levels go down.
In people with type 2 diabetes, mental stress often
raises blood glucose levels
Physical stress, illness or injury, causes higher
blood glucose levels in people with either type of
diabetes.
Stress
Stress blocks the body from releasing
insulin in people with type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes may also be more
sensitive to some of the stress hormones
Stress reduction doesn't have this effect in
type 1 diabetes
Preparing to Quit
Study your own smoking habits
What events or activities make you light up?
How often do you smoke?
Look for replacements for smoking
Learn and practice another way to relax
Deep breathing and relaxation exercises
Stand and stretch exercises
Walk - Exercise makes you more alert
Set a date to quit
Barriers to Cessation
Prevalence of smoking not much different as
that of the population at large.
Minimal information available for diabetic
smokers.
Suggests the patients don’t do well
Weight gain
Perceived as less important than avoiding sweets,
limiting alcohol consumption and several other
health behaviors
Low priority
Guidelines for Reducing
Barriers
Ensure intensive counseling
Stress the specific role of tobacco in
diabetes complications
Plan for and limit weight gain
Look for and treat depression.
Find safe, tobacco-free coping methods to
deal with diabetes related stressors
Learning to Relax
Breathing exercises. Sit or lie down, uncross legs
and arms. Take in a deep breath. Push out as much
air as you can. Breathe in and out again, this time
relax muscles on purpose while breathing out. Keep
breathing and relaxing for 5 to 20 minutes at a time.
Do the breathing exercises at least once a day.
Progressive relaxation therapy. In this technique,
you learn in a clinic or from an audio tape, to tense
and relax muscles
Exercise. Relax your body by moving through a wide
range of motion. Three ways to loosen up through
movement are circling, stretching, and shaking parts of
body. To make this exercise more fun, move with
music.
Learning to Relax
Replace bad thoughts with good ones. Each
time you notice a bad thought, purposefully think
of something that makes you happy or proud. Or
memorize a poem, prayer, or quote and use it to
replace a bad thought.
Whatever method you choose to relax, practice
it. Just as it takes weeks or months of practice to
learn a new sport, it takes practice to learn
relaxation.
Tobacco Use and Diabetes
Complications
Tobacco raises blood glucose
Nicotine and other products in tobacco smoke
inhibit the action of insulin.
Chewing tobacco is high in sugar
Increases retinopathy
Greater chance of developing gum disease
and tooth loss.
Increases nerve damage - nephropathy
Tobacco Use and Diabetes
Complications
Erectile dysfunction
More likely to have a heart attack and 3x’s
more likely to die of a heart disease
Smoking triples the chance of developing
kidney disease in people without diabetes
Below the knee amputations common in
smokers.
Weight Gain
Nicotine increases metabolism
Causes body tension
Accelerates heart rate
Increase blood pressure
Physical agitation
Quitters gain 3-5 #’s due to water retention
during the first week after quitting
Tobacco reduces the ability to smell, food is
more appealing when they quit smoking
Hands to face habit – increased eating
Cravings for cigarettes or chewing confused as
hunger
Healthy Ways to Minimize
Weight Gain
Increase physical activity
Gradually improve eating habits
Replace smoking with healthy activities
Drink fluids, especially water – avoid caffeinated
beverages
Get enough sleep
Lifetime history of clinical depression are about half
as likely to succeed
People with diabetes are at greater risk for
depression
Medications to Help Quit
Smoking
Type
Common names
Available via
Description
Bupropion SR
Wellbutrin® SR,
Zyban®
Budeprion™ SR
prescription
Antidepressant that assists in
relieving withdrawal symptoms;
most effective when used in
combination with a supervised
stop-smoking program
Nicotine gum
Nicorette®
over-the-counter
Chewable gum; most effective
when used in combination with a
supervised stop-smoking program
Nicotine nasal
spray
Nicotrol® NS
prescription
Nasal spray; most effective when
Used in combination with a
supervised stop-smoking program
Nicotine patch
Nicotrol®
Prostep®
Habitrol®
Nicoderm®
prescription and
over
the-counter
Skin patch; most effective when
used in combination with a
supervised stop smoking program
STOP SMOKING PROGRAMS
The Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society
Food and Fitness
The American Lung Association
Positive Thinking
Why Quit?
You Can Quit Smoking
Helpful Tips to Kick the Smoking Habit
LA REPORT CARD - 2006
Grades:
Smokefree Air
Youth Access
Tobacco Prevention
& Control Spending
Cigarette Tax
F
A
F
F
PHS Guideline
“Smokers with comorbid psychiatric
conditions should be provided smoking
cessation treatments identified as
effective … although psychiatric
comorbidity places smokers at
increased risk from relapse, such
smokers can be helped by smoking
cessation treatments.”
Helping Patients with Diabetes Quit Using
Tobacco
Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and
Dependence
November 2003
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