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Hi all...just an observation but why cant I get a simple yes/no answer on whether as a type 2 sufferer it would be ok for me to use a vape/nicorette aid?...after giving up smoking for nearly a year the cravings are still pretty bad...I mentioned it to my doctor and he just shrugged ...I have done the usual 'change your routine' etc.etc drink tea instead of coffee etc.etc...all to no avail :( ...its just a yes/no answer I want and if yes, suggestions on what you all use................ I really dont want to smoke again, but I fear that is what is going to happen if I cant replace it with an aid....looking forward to your help many thanks
 
Hi Chris. Welcome to the forum. The answer is yes, you can vape. You will note that there are several strengths. If it's some time since you smoked, start at no higher than 2.0mg or maybe a touch more - the strengths vary between companies. You can then gradually reduce the strength over a period of months until you are vaping 0%. By that time, the nicotine cravings will have disappeared. The widest choice of strengths is at Totally Wicked, though I also use the Electronic Tobacconist occasionally.

Nicotine patches and stuff don't give the variability of dose that vaping does. And you won't get a cough. Don't go for fancy flavours, stick to tobacco flavours, otherwise you will miss the flavour of tobacco so much that you'll probably relapse.

Hope this helps, best of luck🙂
 
By the way, Chrisn, we don't "suffer" from diabetes, we just have diabetes. Suffering is just what newspapers think we do. They're wrong, of course.🙂
 
I agree with mikeyB, I switched to vaping as soon as I was diagnosed, and despite a few relapses in the first few months I am now an avid vaper. Totally Wicked are great for choice of flavour (Iced Blueberry, Iced strawberry and Heizen white being my personal faves). I have gone from 20 richmond a day to a casual vape drag throughout the day at 0.3mg nicotine. Soon to be dropping to 0.0 🙂

There are no current records that address if vaping is bad for diabetes but it is worth noting that it has been proven it is better for you than smoking so if you must do one... VAPE 🙂
 
I thought GPs were supposed to encourage people to give up smoking. It could be that your GP doesn't believe that vaping will help you give up. Does your surgery not provide a smoking cessation program. Some 13 yrs ago I gave up after being offered a course of Zyban (an anti-depressant that helps you to give up, no-one knows exactly how it does this). Have you actually asked for help?
P.S. I also followed the advice for giving up and set a date and told everyone I was giving up. In fact I gave up on my wedding anniversary and that year (and every year since) my wife got it as her present.

If you want further incentive, I had a heart attack 6 months after giving up. I would be surprised if vaping doesn't increase BP as nicotine is supposed to have this affect.
 
My Bp is consistently around 115/70 no matter how hard I vape.
 
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