Nicotine Metabolism in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Metabolism of nicotine has implications for addiction and may be altered in people with type 2 diabetes. Thus, our objective was to analyze nicotine metabolism in adults with and without type 2 diabetes who smoke. From an existing cross-sectional study, we analyzed nicotine metabolism in urine of 148 smokers, 36 type 2 diabetics (insulin or antidiabetic medication use and/or fasting glucose >126 mg/dL) and 112 non-diabetics. Nicotine metabolism...