marijuana and the diabetic

[ladymorgain67]

Ive been looking all over for some real information about the effects of marijuana on diabetes. I go to a site and the info. is either so old it farts dust or its about addiction and/or crap I dont need. I want to know what it does to the blood sugars and why. I want to know if it will affect my sight and /or any neuropathy that may develope, before it happens. Does anyone know of any real sites, not ones trying to sell party impliments. I cant be the only diabetic here, dont you want to know too?

[tweedle]

I dont know anything about it but I wouldnt of thought weed would affect your blood sugar levels as there is no sugar init? I dunno though

[ladymorgain67]

Tweedle, your a trip! I have no "sugar" in my veins, more like piss and vinegar. I maybe should have said blood glucose levels. I wonder too, if being diabetic affects my high?
I get high, I stay high, but is a diabetics buzz different than someone without? Are my neurtransmitters the same? ( i dont really know what that means, but I still wanna know)

[tweedle]

Yes I realise what your saying but in weed there is nothing sweet to make your gluclose levels go up.

[ladymorgain67]

No, no sugar in the smoke, but how do the chem. comp. in pot interact with absorption of nutrients and carbs? Is there malabsorption? And I recognize how the munchies play a role in a diabetic stoner, but how are the sugars absorbed when stoned? Is it faster or slower?

[tweedle]

Oh, that I dont know

[ladymorgain67]

either, but thank for tryin!

[WeedGuru_Flow]

No, no sugar in the smoke, but how do the chem. comp. in pot interact with absorption of nutrients and carbs? Is there malabsorption? And I recognize how the munchies play a role in a diabetic stoner, but how are the sugars absorbed when stoned? Is it faster or slower?

Well, im nota biochemistrist or whatever you gotta be for that. But my guess is faster, as the thc and the active components start working your metabolism speeds up a bit, you're burning fuel as you are being stoned, so you burn through your energy 'stash' much quicker when your stoned, so yes sugars are absorbed faster, way faster if you ask me

[ladymorgain67]

Thats an interesting theory, but I am a lazy stoner, is my metabolism really kickin in if Im a couch stoner?
I am a major carnivor and I wonder if high protien levels are a factor as well. There is no way I can ask my doc these questions, he's just not that cool.
I do know a high protien diet promotes hair growth and health. Low protien, and you lose hair. Im rambling, hair has nothing to do with it, I got side tracked.
would a big ol' steak that "moos" when you stab it make a difference in carb absorption? If I have no carbs and only meat and veg, my BS levels drop like a rock, If I get small before I eat it doesnt seem to affect me as much as if I get small after I eat. I just wanna say fuck it and eat a Ben & Jerrys Everything but...

[WidespreadDead]

i doubt it will do anything. the only way it would do anything is if weed has glucose or insulin in it and to my knowledge neither are in pot. so just toke up but you might wanna watch yourself on those munchies that could fuck with your blood sugar levels

[Weedguru_Fire_Inside]

Well when THC enters your system, it does so through your fat cells. So in theory, THC gets the munchies and goes straight for your energy source. Whether this has shed any light on your question, i'm not sure.

[Weedguru Cusmar]

Stop worrying i dont think weed has any effect on diabetes or vice versa, i know diabetics that have been smoking a while and he's been fine. If it really bothers you just ask your doctor rather than a bunch of stoners.

[hashpipe]

nah i dont think you'll get stoned quicker or whatever, no difference between brains of a diabetic and a "normal" stoner, if you are a diabetic, there's something wrong with your pancreas, in that thing there are certain cells which make hormones, one of those hormones is insulin. insulin regulates the glucose level in your blood. if you get the whitey's, there's not enough glucose in your blood, thats why you'll start getting white and feeling tired, and thats why it goes away quicker if you will take something with lots of sugar.

so the only difference is that a diabetic has more chance to get the whiteys, if they didn't took their medicine.......

how do i know this? my grandfather and grannie had diabetics, so has my mom. and probably i'm gonna get it too if i'm old

[hashpipe]

whoops i didnt read your post good enough, but if your eyesight has gotten worse, go see a doctor, diabetics can go blind........ serious, the little veins in your eyes could get swollen or blocked, causing a lack of oxygen in your eyes, its an eye disease almost everyone with diabetes gets...... surely your doctor has told you that...... or at least he told you that you should get your eyes checked like every month

just read this.... http://www.mydr.com.au/default.asp?Article=2316

[flynn]

just out of curiouity are you a Type I or Type II diabetic? i did a thesis on marijuana and herbal medicine so I may be able to offer a few points:

*From what I have read pot does not have a direct affect on glucose levels. However, the munchies brought on by smoking pot can cause you to indulge on and high-carbohydrate (high sugar) snacks which can significantly worsen diabetes control.

*Once stoned there is a higher chance of insulin/hypoglycaemic drug dosage errors, mistakes about how to respond to blood glucose results and perhaps also timing error in dosage times.

*Some people have reported that their blood glucose levels rise slightly after smoking pot and others have reported that it is lower, so the jury is out on that one but from what I can gather it doesn't seem to have a pronounced effect on blood glucose

*If you are a type I diabetic (insulin dependent) then I would be careful when smoking lots of dope to not fuck up your injection dose or times. In other words, don't do it stoned

*If you are a type II diabetic (which I doubt you are, you probably aren't old enough to have it unless you are obese ), then I would suggest that you lay off the shit food that you eat when you have the munchies to stop the sudden jump in blood sugar levels/

*If you take these points into consideration I don't think you will have a problem

DISCLAIMER: I am by no means endorsing you to go and smoke pot, I am not a doctor If you are really concerned talk to your GP