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Smokers are 40% More Likely to Develop Diabetes

As we continue to recognize National Diabetes Month, the Mississippi State Department of Health is highlighting a major risk factor of the deadly chronic disease: smoking.   “If you smoke, you are 30 to 40 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than someone who doesn’t,” said Tiffany Johnson, Interim Director of the Office…

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