Diabetes

[onwardthroughthefog]

Does anyone on this board have any personal experience with how smoking marijuana affects diabetes? I have not known anyone who suffered from that horrible disease who was also a smoker until just recently.

If you know of any side effects or things to beware of, please forward that to me.
Thanks!
Onward

onwardthroughthefog Reviewed by onwardthroughthefog on 06-17-2005. Diabetes Does anyone on this board have any personal experience with how smoking marijuana affects diabetes? I have not known anyone who suffered from that horrible disease who was also a smoker until just recently. If you know of any side effects or things to beware of, please forward that to me. Thanks! Onward Rating: 5

[NurseGirl]

Well, I'm a nursing student, and I'm pretty sure there's nothing to worry at all. You should check your bloodsugar level 30 and 60 minutes after smoking; and if your bloodsugar level is high, you drink lots of water and you exercise. If your bloodsugar level is low, you eat something like chocolate or candies; and then slow-released sugar: a fruit, milk, cheese.

Only one thing to worry about: If you smoke, be careful not to have munchies; cause then, your bloodsugar level will skyrock.

Peace,

Nurse

[onwardthroughthefog]

Well, I'm a nursing student, and I'm pretty sure there's nothing to worry at all. You should check your bloodsugar level 30 and 60 minutes after smoking; and if your bloodsugar level is high, you drink lots of water and you exercise. If your bloodsugar level is low, you eat something like chocolate or candies; and then slow-released sugar: a fruit, milk, cheese.

Only one thing to worry about: If you smoke, be careful not to have munchies; cause then, your bloodsugar level will skyrock.

Peace,

Nurse

Thank you for your reply and for the information. I'm extremely careful to keep cheese and other things that I can eat on hand for those times when the munchies come calling. Do you happen to know what a reasonably good target level of blood sugar is for the testing machine?

[NurseGirl]

First of all, if you're stoned, don't eat unless your blood sugar level is down.

Second, the "normal" levels are from 80mg/dl to 120 mg/dl.

Third, here are some website that might help you:

www.diabetesselfmanagement.com
www.diabetes.org
www.idf.org
www.diabeteshealthonline.com
www.ndep.nih.gov

Hope this helps!

Peace,
Nurse

[shaggzx]

My best friend has diabetes and it doesn't effect him badly. He keeps insulin on hand and doesn't eat much when he does have the munchies.

[litespeed]

Good read:
Our Deadly Diabetes Deception

http://www.curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=30&i=266

[onwardthroughthefog]

Good read:
Our Deadly Diabetes Deception

http://www.curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=30&i=266

Wow, that was quite a read. Kinda technical, but very informative. Thanks so much for posting it. I've saved it to my favorites to re-read tomorrow. I may try to find his book as well.

Thanks again!

[Hektik]

My homie who i smoke with everyday is a diabetic. He's been smokin wayyy longer then me too, and everyday. He's just fine. Shoots incalin

[DiabeticJunkie]

Does anyone on this board have any personal experience with how smoking marijuana affects diabetes? I have not known anyone who suffered from that horrible disease who was also a smoker until just recently.

If you know of any side effects or things to beware of, please forward that to me.
Thanks!
Onward

I remeber asking the same question, not to long ago. I'm a diabetic and one thing u got to remeber is all drugs effects people differently. One friday night I smoked alot and shotguned a beer and almost died. So if ur going to smoke don't try to out do any body, find ur palto. I find it can make my sugar levels high, but thats me.
Good luck.

[mellowman420]

if you think your gonna get diabetes play mr. roboto. that will probably chill u out. just don't be a pig.