# CDC- Tips from Former Smokers - James- "I Can't Be Diabetic and Smoke Too"

When James was told he had diabetes, he knew he had to stop smoking in order to better manage his health. His healthcare provider told him that he needed to exercise more, and he found that smoking cigarettes made exercising difficult. For James, this became an important reason to quit smoking for good. This video is part of CDC's campaign, "Tips From Former Smokers."

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2012
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CDC-_Tips_from_Former_Smokers_-_James-_%22I_Can%27t_Be_Diabetic_and_Smoke_Too%22.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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