Diabetes

[bluntman3000]

Hi , I am Suspectiable to type 1 diabetes...and was wondering if it can be affecting by smoking GONGA?.....I personally dont think it can?.....does anyone here haev diabetes?,,,,,i dont have it, but am suspectiable

[gjpop2000]

I have diabetes, and I actually worry if getting high and being diabetic mix. I have no idea, I'll need some infomation too.

[bluntman3000]

now that I think of it....no its impossible to haev an effect....since before u got diabetes did u get drunk and stoned? well theres no difference now since uve probely had diabetes for 10 years or more before it was diagnosed it jsut took awhile for the symptoms to appear...do u have type 1 or type 2....if i were to get it, i woudl get type 1

[gjpop2000]

I was diagnosed at age five when I didn't even know the meaning of "drug", lol. I only began to smoke recently (I'm 14), about 2 months back.

[birdgirl73]

Maybe do a little extra-close checking when you smoke--like check your blood sugar an hour before, during and, say, 30 minutes after you smoke. You'll want to do this under controlled circumstances when, say, you've not added anything new into your diet. Just see what it does to your blood sugar like you would if you ate a bunch of new foods or were taking new medicines or something. And then you'll know. If it makes your sugar drop, then you'll know you need to make dietetic adjustments. . . . just a thought.

[WaKeNvAp]

http://www.schmoo.co.uk/thclub/thcuses.htm
hope this helps

[Psycho4Bud]

My brother has diabetes and is on the pill for it. CANNOT toke at all now, it drives down his blood sugar count to a point he passes out. After this happened the first time the doctor told him that his days of tokin' are done as long as he's on the pill.
I have a buddy though that monitors his blood sugar and gives himself injections and it doesn't bother him a bit.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[Psycho4Bud]

My brother has diabetes and is on the pill for it. CANNOT toke at all now, it drives down his blood sugar count to a point he passes out. After this happened the first time the doctor told him that his days of tokin' are done as long as he's on the pill.
I have a buddy though that monitors his blood sugar and gives himself injections and it doesn't bother him a bit.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[acrca]

My friend has diabetes, and he used to smoke every day, and he was fine. He doesnt smoke anymore, but he quit for different reasons, like grades and money and stuff. He claims he will never smoke again in his life, and he still hasnt from what I know. I think its totally fucked up to never smoke again, just think about it, that would SUCK

[missyleah]

It would totally suck. I've got type 1 diabetes, so far I haven't had any problems with lowblood sugar or anything. Then again, you should see the amount I eat after a lil' bit of skunk... ;) :stoned:

[Storm Crow]

Shoot! I must have cut and pasted this first one, no URL- so try googling the title " Non-psychoactive Cannabinoid Reduces Incidence of Diabetes, Study says"

This one on diabetic retinopathy, I have the URL for-- http://www.mcg.edu/news/2006NewsRel/Liou022706.html

My advice- keep on toking! Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness. Cannabis also helps with diabetic neuropathy pain. I tested my blood sugar before and right after toking, only dropped 8 points. Of course your results may differ.

[COmidnightrider46]

[email protected] Writes,

"I have Type I IDDM (insulin dependent diabetes mellitis), and am a cell & molecular biology major who has studied the effects of cannabis on diabetes. Besides the cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) displaying agonist activity upon binding of plant cannabinoids, another receptor called the PPAR-gamma (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor) also displays binding affinity for cannabinoids. Whats important is that recent evidence has linked insulin sensitivity to activation of the PPAR-gamma receptor, possibly through co-expression or a common secondary messenger. I have personally been recording the effects of various strains, different dosages, on the effect of my blood glucose levels. Indeed there is a reduction in glucose levels, but I need a larger sample population than myself to make a statistically significant quantitative analysis of just how much of a reduction occurs.

Another good point for type II diabetics who are using marijuana. Obesity is a common effect of this disease, and recent research has linked type II diabetic obesity to a chemical called TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis factor). This is a common inflammatory molecule secreted by immune cells and recently discovered to be made in adipose tissue. Several cannabinoids, including THC, reduce TNF-alpha production.

A common secondary effect of diabetes is retinopathy, resulting in loss of eyesight. This can result from poor oxygen flow and production of superoxide anions, which are extremely toxic to cellular metabolites. The cannabinoid CBD has been shown to prevent superoxide anion formation in retinal tissues. Furthermore, the marijuana plant has at least 20 flavanoids, which act as antioxidants=prevention of superoxides. In fact, one cannabis flavanoid tested with 30x the antioxidants effects of vitamin C! CBD and several other cannabis products have also been shown to have non-receptor mediated neuroprotective properties.

Overall, my opinion is that marijuana can help diabetics, but not everything is perfect, as any drug will have potential side effects. The first could be the muchies. It is up to the individual diabetic to eat healthy meals and cannabis does make us hungry. If you cannot regulate your dietary habits and are diabetic, you should not use this plant. Other people may have an extreme sensitivity, as I read in one of your comments about the Type II individual who had to stop using because it lowered their blood sugar so much.
Anyways, note that I am only a student, not a Dr. so I am not telling anybody to do anything. I'm just saying what I have come to understand through current medical research, and believe marijuana to be relatively harmless for diabetics, and potentially medically beneficial."// Matt.

[bluntman3000]

I enjoy chewing mushrooms, and was wondering if I were to get diabetes, and chewed mushrooms would this affect me in anyway?....blood sugars?....or anything else?

Thanks

[Escher]

I have diabetes type 1 and I smoke almost every day and don't notice any change in blood sugar levels. It does feel like my sugar gets lower after I smoke though.