From the Tobacco Free Florida Campaign

• In 2006, the prevalence of smoking was 36.9% among persons with a smoking- related chronic disease and 19.3% among those without a chronic disease.
• Smoking prevalence is higher among persons with smoking-related cancers (other than lung cancer), coronary heart disease, and stroke than among persons without chronic diseases.
• In 2006, nearly half (49.1%) of U.S. adults with emphysema and 41.1% of those with chronic bronchitis were current smokers.
• Among smokers who already have a smoking-related chronic disease, those who quit have a lower risk for death from the disease than those who continue smoking.
• Among smokers with chronic heart disease, those who quit have a lower risk for further CHD-related morbidity and mortality than those who continue to smoke.
• Smokers who have cancer and who continue smoking during treatment decrease treatment effectiveness, overall survival prognosis, and quality of life and increase the risk for having another malignancy or comorbid condition.
• Smoking raises your blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure, all of which people with diabetes need to be especially concerned about.
• When you have diabetes and use tobacco, the risk of heart and blood vessel problems is even greater. If you quit smoking, you’ll lower your risk for heart attack, stroke, nerve disease, kidney disease, and oral disease.

Source: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention