Diabetes and Vaping

[Maktak096]

Ok so i'd still classify myself as a noob vaper about 2 weeks a vaping under my belt and loving every minute of it! but what i'm noticing is a lil bit of a jump in my blood sugar levels. nothing too crazy about 25-50 extra over a few hours. I'm just wondering if they are any diabetic vapors out there that also experience this or if anyone knows why? I'm pretty much just vaping PG liquid right now a lil bit of starpuffs VG from cignot. Any ideas would be much appreciated! Also another thing i just thought of vaping insulin instead of shots would be pretty sweeett! I'm not ganna be a test dummy for that though haha

 

[Sparklet]

That's very interesting Maktak096. I'm also a diabetic [pills and diet] I don't always have to take my medication but I've noticed that mine has only been spiking a little bit and it's usually because I haven't balanced what I've eaten. The other night before going to bed I decided to check it after vaping heavily and it was only 71....oooops so it may not be the vaping that's doing it. Were you nibbling on something you shouldn't have been nibbling on? The only other thing is maybe where you have cut down/stopped smoking you maybe substituting it with other things that might be making it spike that high?
Good Luck

 

[vicks]

consult a doctor, it is true that the taste of the liquid is sweet .. apparently should not relatives of ingestion. better consult a doctor

 

[Maktak096]

Thanks for the imput guys. I was wicked meticulous today with making sure every food was covered and my numbers were fine. who knows maybe its been stress from work making it bump up.

 

[Kurt]

I'm not a doctor, but the only issue would be with VG which metabolizes to glucose. However, there are stories of other diabetics here that use VG and have no issues at all. I would search the health and safety forum, maybe using keywords diabetes and glycerin or something like that. I don't it is enough glucose to be an issue, but others have addressed this in some detail, even with doctor visit results.

Perhaps to be safe until you get more info, try lowering the VG in the juices if you can. Good luck!

 

[gratefulbuddy]

My wife is an insulin-dependant diabetic. Two weeks with her 510 (analog-free; go baby go!) and no changes in her sugar levels.

 

[sjohnson]

The way insulin smells, I don't think it would make a very tasty vape. Even the small amount present when my son changes the catheter on his insulin pump permeates a room.

He vapes, and while I don't think vaping spikes his blood glucose levels, with the pump and the miraculous way it has helped him to reach near-normal glucose levels it would be hard to tell if there were any such trend.

 

[Daifne]

I'm also diabetic, controlled with Metformin, Glucotrol and Byetta. I haven't seen a change in my blood sugar levels. It's been about three weeks of vaping for me now. My last A1C was 6.5 and I'm due again in three months. That should be a good indicator.

 

[Belletrist]

nicotine itself can cause blood sugar to jump... i'm hypoglycemic, not diabetic. are you vaping more than you smoked, perhaps, nicotine wise?