Diabetes and marijuana

[tokin_it_up]

My brother is diabetic and wants to try marijuana. I have no idea if this will have any negative side effects. I only say that because I have read on some websites selling legal herbal smokes that people with diabetes shouldn't smoke them. Does anyone know if weed is ok, and why he shouldn't smoke herbal smokes? Thanks in advance


and 2 hours and 55 minutes until i light up

[skapunker1337]

It isn't that the weed is bad, but it leads to excessive eating, and if all you got is carbs/sugar goods or anything with glucose, thats when it sucks. My Dad had to stop recently because he has type two diabetes, and he found his bloodsugar was off the roof.

[tokin_it_up]

Well, he has an insulin pump and can input the amount of carbs and it tells him how much insulin to take. But if he's blazed i doubt he'll remember to do that haha

[skidrow]

weed's good for you. Lowers blood & occular pressure.
I got Dr. rec from it.

[BubbleFunker]

It supposedly helps:

http://www.diabetesmine.com/2005/10/...ng_diabet.html

http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/cmu/diabetes_1.htm

http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7005

Just a couple links.

[tokin_it_up]

Thanks alot everybody, he had a great 420 :-)

[dork]

one of my friends has diabetes and he smokes just to control his diet because he says it actually helps him monitor how much he eats.

[ThePhantom]

Hemp oil is incredibly good for moderating diabetes, and smoked marijuana is good for diabetes as well, but not to the extent of hemp oil.

[INS the Rebel]

my family has a crazy history of diabetes on my fathers side. they're litterally all diabetic minus myself and my brother. our doctors told us that if we ever get fat we'll develop diabetes quickly. he's skinny and i'm a gym rat (when i'm healthy, i took 7 months off when i had surgery on my ear :/) we both know we gotta stay fit and we'll be straight with the history of diabetes. that being said, we both smoke multiple times daily. neither of us really get "munchies" anymore. that being said, however, if i start eating something delicious or drinking water i do find that i'll have more of a tendency to gorge than normal (i'm about 200 lbs and i'm 5'7". i'll be 210 by the end of the summer if i dont get injured.) i'm not sure if my weed smoking and my impending risk of diabetes have any effect on eachother whatsoever.

i do eat less when i dont smoke
i will say that.
but so long as you arent eating junk
thats not a bad thing.

[NYCdeisel]

Originally Posted by INS the Rebel

my family has a crazy history of diabetes on my fathers side. they're litterally all diabetic minus myself and my brother. our doctors told us that if we ever get fat we'll develop diabetes quickly. he's skinny and i'm a gym rat (when i'm healthy, i took 7 months off when i had surgery on my ear :/) we both know we gotta stay fit and we'll be straight with the history of diabetes. that being said, we both smoke multiple times daily. neither of us really get "munchies" anymore. that being said, however, if i start eating something delicious or drinking water i do find that i'll have more of a tendency to gorge than normal (i'm about 200 lbs and i'm 5'7". i'll be 210 by the end of the summer if i dont get injured.) i'm not sure if my weed smoking and my impending risk of diabetes have any effect on eachother whatsoever.

i do eat less when i dont smoke
i will say that.
but so long as you arent eating junk
thats not a bad thing.

I have been wondering the same thing since my father was recently diagnosed with diabetes, so i am officialy AT RISK. Any one have info on this?

[Storm Crow]

Cannabinoid Reduces Incidence Of Diabetes
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6909

Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0227184647.htm

Cannabidiol lowers incidence of diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice
http://safeaccess.ca/research/diabetes.htm

Anticoagulant Effects of a Cannabis Extract in an Obese Rat Model
http://www.level1diet.com/research/id/14687

Neuroprotective and Blood-Retinal Barrier-Preserving Effects of Cannabidiol
http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/168/1/235

The Cannabinergic System as a Target for Anti-inflammatory Therapies
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...00013/art00008

Effect of tetrahydrocurcumin on blood glucose, plasma insulin and hepatic key enzymes
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._diabetic_rats

Cannabidiol reduces the development of diabetes in an animal study
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=219#3

Getting Eye On Cannabinoids
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...n_cannabinoids

Marijuana compound could prevent eye damage in diabetics
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...e_in_diabetics

The synthetic cannabinoid HU-210 attenuates neural damage in diabetic mice
http://ccicnewsletter.com/index.php?...#_Toc177908911

Cannabidiol arrests onset of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice
http://ccicnewsletter.com/index.php?...#_Toc177908919

Enjoy- Granny