Does anyone know if weed/THC regulates blood sugar or prevents diabetes

It's strange to me that a skinny friend who takes care of herself eats alright and is active gets type 2 diabetes but all these stoners who are like 300 pounds drink 6 mountain dews a day and sits around playing video games all have perfectly normal blood sugar. It makes me realize I've never known a stoner with diabetes at least not something they have to take care of and monitor anyway. So it's made me believe there's something about smoking weed or wax that prevents diabetes

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Gibbon · 70-79, M

As a Type 3C diabetic, which means my pancreas was damaged. In my case, it was chemo. This question made me curious. Here's the results.

A 2025 study of 4 million adults across 54 healthcare organizations, with 5-year follow-up and matched controls, found cannabis users had 4x the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (2.2% vs. 0.6%). That's the strongest design in the literature

Omw2betterdays · 18-21, F

@Gibbon that's interesting it's weird how some people seemed immuned to it no matter how bad they take care of themselves

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Omw2betterdays yeah, it just goes to prove we're all different. It's like smoking. I read 10 to 20 percent of people getting lung cancer that never smoked in their life. You've got an equal amount of the opposite extreme and spent their whole life smoking and never developed lung cancer.

SpectralMourning · 46-50, M

Mountain Dew and video games are the preventative care that you mentioned.

plankter979 · 51-55, M

I sure hope so lol

hunkalove · 70-79, M

When you smoke pot what gets you high is the blood sugar in your brain, which is why you get the munchies even though you just ate. I think if you already have diabetes THC affects it but I don't think it causes or prevents it. I suffered from hypoglycemia, which is the opposite of diabetes, and quit smoking it in 1998, when I was 48.

KunsanVeteran · M

The biggest risk factor for DM Type II (and many other diseases and health conditions) that we can’t control is genetics.

That said, there’s much more we can to now to help “contain it” than, say, 20 years ago.

MethDozer · M

@KunsanVeteran Nope, the biggest risk factor for type 2 is being overweight, specifically abdominal fat.

Type 1 is the genetic risk factor, the greatest risk factor for type 2 is abdominal fat and being overweight. Lifestyle determines type 2 risk more than genetics

KunsanVeteran · M

@MethDozer Read what I said: that we can’t control.

You can lose weight. You cannot change your heritage.

Dannydesigns · 26-30, M

That’s an interesting observation but I have no idea

KunsanVeteran · M

I did a search for any studies specifically addressing your question. This is the most appropriate article that I could find.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5098083/

The article is free. I would suggest that if you or your friend wish to pursue this that you do it with consultation of your physician.

This is a second article that is less directed at your specific questions, but is much easier for lay people to read and understand. It may be behind a pay wall but I believe non-subscribers can read up to three articles for free.

https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/features/cannabis-and-diabetes/

Same caveat as the first. I hope you find it useful.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

No it just makes you high

gregloa · 61-69, M

Of course not!

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