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Diabetes and marijuana

Discussion in 'Medical Marijuana Usage and Applications' started by tokin_it_up, Apr 20, 2008.

  1. #1 tokin_it_up, Apr 20, 2008
    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 :smoking:
     
  2. #2 skapunker1337, Apr 20, 2008
    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.
     
  3. #3 tokin_it_up, Apr 20, 2008
    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
     
  4. #4 skidrow, Apr 20, 2008
    weed's good for you. Lowers blood & occular pressure.
    I got Dr. rec from it. :)
     
  5. #5 BubbleFunker, Apr 20, 2008
  6. #6 tokin_it_up, Apr 21, 2008
    Thanks alot everybody, he had a great 420 :)
     
  7. #7 dork, Apr 22, 2008
    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.
     
  8. #8 ThePhantom, Apr 22, 2008
    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.
     
  9. #9 INS the Rebel, Apr 25, 2008
    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.
     
  10. #10 RepentYeNbelievethegospel, Jul 13, 2008

    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?
     
  11. #11 Storm Crow, Jul 13, 2008
    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/2006/02/060227184647.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/content/ben/ctmc/2006/00000006/00000013/art00008

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

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

    Getting Eye On Cannabinoids
    http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/cannabis/news/getting_eye_on_cannabinoids

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

    The synthetic cannabinoid HU-210 attenuates neural damage in diabetic mice
    http://ccicnewsletter.com/index.php...367400&pr=MJJA07_Endocrin_Basic#_Toc177908911

    Cannabidiol arrests onset of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice
    http://ccicnewsletter.com/index.php...367400&pr=MJJA07_Endocrin_Basic#_Toc177908919

    Enjoy- Granny:wave:
     

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