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| Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: ohio
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i have a friend thats diabetic and hes thinking about vaping. is it safe for him?
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jersey Shore
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He's probably better off asking his doctor than you, or someone on this forum. I'd think it would be safer than smoking, but I don't know squat about diabetes. |
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| ECF Veteran Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Do a forum search for 'diabetic'. This has come up several times in the past and there are quite a ew diabetics/borderline diabetics on the forum who are vaping and have already detailed their experiences. |
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This would not affect diabetes. Smoking analogs would have more effect on this. I am borderline diabetic and was recently started on po meds. My doctor said this is fine and was suprised how much better my lungs sounded since I started vaping.
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| | #5 |
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Safe? No. Safer then burning tobacco? By a landslide.
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| Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009
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I'm not a doctor, and i think that's who your friend needs to talk to. But I'm pretty sure nicotine inhibits the body from producing insulin, wouldn't be good for a diabetic. Keep in mind i'm not a doctor and am only passing along info i have read online. I did sleep in a holiday inn last nite tho |
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I'm diabetic, and have no issues with it. My blood sugar levels test higher on my home kit. I was concerned initially because they were testing high to the point where I would have felt the effects before I started vaping. But I noticed that I wasn't feeling anything at all. My A1C test came back fine, though. Every diabetic has their own "normal" range on the home test kit. They may need to redefine what that range is after vaping, because it may change drastically. My normal range used to be between 80 and 100. Now it's closer to 150-200. But it's the A1C test that is the real indication of how you're doing. My results haven't changed since I started vaping. |
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| USA Supplier Forum Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southern California
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Yeah I don't see how it could hurt diabetics... I mean so many meds have PG already...
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I was definitely wrong about nicotine causing an increase in insulin in the body. " Nicotine and Insulin Nicotine also inhibits the release of insulin from the pancreas, a hormone that is responsible for removing excess sugar from a person's blood. This leaves the smoker in a slightly hyperglycemic condition, meaning he has more sugar in his blood than is normal. High blood sugar acts as an appetite suppressant, which may be why smokers think their cigarettes reduce hunger. As quoted from About.com: Smoking Cessation. |
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| Full Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Carolina
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I have type 2 diabetes and I saw no change when I substituted analogs with vaping. 2ml/day of ANYTHING, even pure sugar, would not affect glucose levels a whole lot, so IMHO (not being a doctor) it's ok for me. Chris Free advice is worth every cent
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