I just turned 64 and have smoked sence I was 7 years old, at least a pack a day smoker sence I was 10. I retired from the Dept. of Correction in 2004 after 37 years. I always smoked non-filters and for about twenty years I smoked 5 packs of Camel's a day.
I never had a breathing problem and when I got chest X-Ray's the Doctors could not beleave I smoked. I had a hart atack in 1987 and was told I was type-2 diobetic in 2003 and my whight stayed between 235 & 240 Lb.s whitch was to fat for my highth of 5'10".
I retired March 1,2004 and with-in three mounths my whight droped to 165 and that is where it stayed. My blood sugar stayed between 104 & 112, My Dr. told me he was going to keep me on my sugar meds even thow I didn't need them.
In Sept. of 2011 I quick Smoking. I quicket cold trukey and have not wonted a cig. But I Have never felt this bad in my life. Nothing tast good everything stanks and it is all I can do to get up and walk across the room and my whight has jump to 185. But my sugar has jumped to between 250 & 385. and even thow I have cut all sugars out that I can it wont come down.