United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 25872
Diabetes: Nicotine
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13 May 2024
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16 May 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential relationship between nicotine and type II diabetes.
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13 May 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential relationship between nicotine and type II diabetes.
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16 May 2024
Answer
Studies have shown that smokers are 30% to 40% more likely to get type 2 diabetes than people who don’t smoke. Smoking can also make managing the condition more difficult, because high levels of nicotine can lessen the effectiveness of insulin. Such studi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-13/25872
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1717615
- uk · wq-1717615 · source updated 16 May 2024