# CDC- Tips from Former Smokers - Bill- Smoking and Diabetes Don't Mix

Bill, a person with diabetes, started smoking at 15, not realizing the problems it would eventually cause him and his family. He didn't stop smoking until he was almost 40—after having had a leg amputated. In this emotional video from CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign, Bill encourages others to quit smoking, too.

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2013
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CDC-_Tips_from_Former_Smokers_-_Bill-_Smoking_and_Diabetes_Don%27t_Mix.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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