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***EDDIEKIRK*** · 09-24-2012, 12:18 PM

Diabetes

Diabetes is a condition wherein the body either produces inadequate amounts of insulin or fails to utilize available insulin properly. An estimated 1 million Americans suffer from Type 1 diabetes, which develops in childhood. Another 15 million suffer from Type 2 diabetes, also known as adult onset diabetes, which develops later in life. Symptoms generally include an imbalance of blood sugar levels and a high level of sugar excreted through the urine. Initial studies showed that cannabis has no effect on blood sugar levels. A recent test-tube study showed that very high doses of synthetic THC might aggravate diabetes, but that same research also indicates that continued use of cannabis creates a tolerance to the potential aggravation. [ii] No human studies have found that cannabis or synthetic cannabinoids contribute to symptoms of diabetes. At the same time, no human studies have been undertaken to prove or disprove the reports of long-term diabetics who claim that cannabis use causes an immediate lowering of abnormally high blood sugar levels. [iii] Some diabetics also claim that cannabis helps stabilize blood sugar levels and maintain mental stability, or correct mood swings caused by fluctuating blood sugar levels. [iv] Separating the apparent blood sugar response from the anti-anorexic properties of cannabis is currently a matter for further investigation.

Diabetics are frequently instructed to refrain from alcohol use because of its high caloric content. Cannabis may provide a psychologically valuable alternative to alcohol in stress reduction, a major factor in managing the potentially life threatening symptoms of diabetes. Hence, cannabis may function in several ways to reduce and stabilize blood sugar levels for patients suffering from diabetes. However, regardless of mounting anecdotal evidence in medical practice, including medical testimony before a district court in California, [v] no scientific papers have been published on the effectiveness of cannabis in treating diabetes.

While cannabis has been used as a replacement for insulin, diabetics are strongly advised to continue their physicians prescribed treatment plan.

 Maugh, Inhaled formed of insulin passes first test. Los Angeles Times/Seattle Times, June 17, 1998



[ii] Hollister, Health aspects of marijuana. Pharmacological Review, Vol. 38, No. 1, 1986



[iii] Grinspoon, Anecdotal surveys on diabetes. The Forbidden Medicine Website, http://www.rxmarijuana.com



[iv] Diabetic reports from Seattle and from the Sonoma Alliance for Medical Marijuana, 1998



[v] Pot gardens size brought case to court. Sonoma Union Democrat (California), March 19, 1998

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Drinking Chamomile Tea May Help Fight Complications Of Diabetes

ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2008) Drinking chamomile tea daily with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, nerve damage, and kidney damage, researchers in Japan and the United Kingdom are reporting.





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The findings could lead to the development of a new chamomile-based drug for type 2 diabetes, which is at epidemic levels in this country and spreading worldwide, they note. Their study appears in the Sept. 10 issue of the ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.



In the new study, Atsushi Kato and colleagues point out that chamomile, also known as manzanilla, has been used for years as a medicinal cure-all to treat a variety of medical problems including stress, colds, and menstrual cramps. Scientists recently proposed that the herbal tea might also be beneficial for fighting diabetes, but the theory hasn't been scientifically tested until now.



To find out, the researchers fed chamomile extract to a group of diabetic rats for 21 days and compared the results to a group of control animals on a normal diet. The chamomile-supplemented animals showed a significant decrease in blood glucose levels compared with the controls, they say. The extract also showed significant inhibition of both ALR2 enzymes and sorbitol, whose elevated levels are associated with increased diabetic complications, the scientists say.





source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/...80915164519.htm

Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoid Reduces Incidence Of Diabetes, Study Says

Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoid Reduces Incidence Of Diabetes, Study Says - NORML



Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy

Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy



Anticoagulant Effects of a Cannabis Extract in an Obese Rat Model

Anticoagulant effects of a Cannabis extract in an obese rat model.



Neuroprotective and Blood-Retinal Barrier-Preserving Effects of Cannabidiol

Neuroprotective and Blood-Retinal Barrier-Preserving Effects of Cannabidiol in Experimental Diabetes -- El-Remessy et al. 168 (1): 235 -- American Journal of Pathology



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

Unbound MEDLINE | Effect of tetrahydrocurcumin on blood glucose, plasma insulin and hepatic key enzymes in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Journal article



Cannabidiol reduces the development of diabetes in an animal study

IACM-Bulletin



Getting Eye On Cannabinoids

Getting Eye On Cannabinoids: The Hempire - [cannabis, britain]



Marijuana compound could prevent eye damage in diabetics

Marijuana compound could prevent eye damage in diabetics: The Hempire - [cannabis, hemp]



The synthetic cannabinoid HU-210 attenuates neural damage in diabetic mice

Diabetes | Evolutionism | Dr. Bob Melamede



Cannabidiol arrests onset of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice

CSA: Cannabis Research - Diabetes



Cannabidiol attenuates high glucose-induced endothelial cell inflammatory response and barrier disruption

Cannabidiol attenuates high glucose-induced endothelial cell inflammatory response and barrier disruption



Biological effects of THC and a lipophilic cannabis extract on normal and insulin resistant 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Unbound MEDLINE | Biological effects of THC and a lipophilic cannabis extract on normal and insulin resistant 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Journal article



Beneficial effects of a Cannabis sativa extract on diabetes induced neuropathy and oxidative stress.

Unbound MEDLINE | Beneficial effects of a Cannabis sativa extract treatment on diabetes-induced neuropathy and oxidative stress. Journal article



Beneficial effects of a Cannabis sativa extract treatment on diabetes-induced neuropathy and oxidative stress.

Unbound MEDLINE | Beneficial effects of a Cannabis sativa extract treatment on diabetes-induced neuropathy and oxidative stress. Journal article





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