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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The University of Lausanne looked at 25 studies involving 1.2m patients.<br /> <br /> They found smokers had a 44% increased risk of type 2 diabetes compared with non-smokers - with the risk rising with the number of cigarettes smoked.<br /> <br /> The Journal of the American Medical Association study found the increased risk for those who smoked at least 20 cigarettes a day rose to 61%.<br /> <br /> <br /> Smoking may be one of the pieces missing from the diabetes jigsaw which could help us to identify who is at higher risk<br /> Douglas Smallwood<br /> Diabetes UK<br /> <br /> For lighter smokers the risk was 29% higher than for a non-smoker.<br /> <br /> The increased risk of developing diabetes in former smokers was 23%.<br /> <br /> The researchers said: &quot;We conclude that the relevant question should no longer be whether this association exists, but rather whether this established connection is causal.&quot;<br /> <br /> They admitted that the research did not prove that smoking contributed to the development of diabetes.<br /> <br /> But they suggest the fact that people who smoked most heavily were most at risk is significant.<br /> <br /> Previous research has linked smoking to insulin resistance - a condition which often leads to diabetes.<br /> <br /> Source - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7138901.stm BBC]</div>

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