Smoking Cessation and the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Letters1 June 2010Smoking Cessation and the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes MellitusRichard L. Shriner, MD, Noni A. Graham, MPh, and Mark S. Gold, MDRichard L. Shriner, MDFrom University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610.Search for more papers by this author, Noni A. Graham, MPhFrom University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610.Search for more papers by this author, and Mark S. Gold, MDFrom University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-11-201006010-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We congratulate Yeh and colleagues (1) for a job well done. Tonstad and colleagues (2) had similar findings in patients with coronary heart disease: Ex-smokers were more likely to have the full metabolic syndrome and increased waist circumference. It is reported (3, 4) that tobacco and other drugs of abuse are associated with appetite suppression and that discontinuation is associated with hyperphagia and weight gain. Discontinuation of drug use is so regularly associated with weight gain that most abstinence-oriented rehabilitation centers that provide detox services and treat addiction have incorporated prophylactic diet and exercise into their programs. ...