Immune system diseases (If you have kidney disease due to lupus, your doctor will call it lupus nephritis.) Long-lasting viral illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Pyelonephritis, a urinary tract infections within the kidneys, which can result in scarring as the infection heals.
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD. Nicotine has strong mood altering effects and can act on the brain as both a stimulant and a relaxant. Once within the bloodstream, nicotine may circulate around the body until it reaches the brain.
The nicotine travels via the blood stream to different parts of the body including the brain, heart, liver, kidney and pancreas. When it reaches the pancreas it has a effect of blocking the production of insulin. The pancreas under the influence of nicotine stop generating insulin or reduce the generation of insulin.