Diabetic patients who consume nicotine do not have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease

This study was conducted in Sweden and aims to show the connection between diabetes patients consuming nicotine and cardiovascular disease. Fredrik Nyström took over the management.

What is the study about?

The study by Fredrik Nyström, Peder af Geijerstam and Fredrik Janryd was recently completed after 10 years of work. It is designed to investigate a connection between type 2 diabetes, nicotine and cardiovascular disease. 761 diabetes patients were involved in this project. The report published by Nyström and his team raises several questions on this topic and calls for a reconsideration of what we have learned so far on the subject.

What did Nyström and his team find out?

Nyström and his team were able to determine that nicotine has no effect on cardiovascular disease. In the 761 diabetes patients that Nyström followed in his study, he found no significant increase in cardiovascular disease. He also compared this with a group of non-smokers who were also in the test group of 761 diabetes patients.

Nyström and his team also compared overall mortality and found an increased mortality rate among smokers. However, this is related to cigarette smoke and not nicotine. In his study, Nyström repeatedly emphasized that cigarette smoke, but not nicotine itself, has harmful effects on the body.

Conclusion

The conclusion for Nyström and his colleagues is relatively simple - for the researchers it is clear: nicotine does not increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. However, cigarette smoke increases the likelihood of developing cancer and fatal lung diseases.

You can find the article about the study here.

You can find the original article by Nyström here.