مريض بالسكري يسأل عن العلاقة بين التدخين ومضاعفات السكري. ما الإجابة الصحيحة؟

A diabetic client asks how smoking relates to diabetic complications. What is the correct answer?

1. Smoking lowers glucose and benefits diabetics
2. Smoking is unrelated to diabetic complications
3. It raises heart, foot and kidney complications
4. Smoking is unrelated to diabetic complications

Answer: C) It raises heart, foot and kidney complications. Smoking multiplies the risk of MI, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, amputation and nephropathy in diabetes; stopping is one of the most important interventions.