Had my first doctor's appointment since i started vaping ...

[Unothegreat]

So I went to the doctor today since my blood sugar has been out of whack for a few weeks. The nurse was doing her pre exam thing, and she asked me if I was still smoking.... For the time since I can remember, I was able to say no!

When I was talking to the doctor, he sounded genuinely excited to change my status in the system to tobacco free!

He was asking me some questions, such as how many milligrams of nic I was using, and whether I was planning to step down or quit all together. I did tell him that I plan to step down to 3mg when I finish my current stash, but right now, I don't have any plans to quit completely.

He did mention that "we don't know the long term effect" thing, which I can't argue with. He didn't quite say that its better than smoking, but my blood pressure is down, and he said my lungs sound great, so that's something.

Also, we talked above the potential for VG and its effects on blood glucose. I told him that I plan on mixing my own juice in the near future, and playing with mixtures to see what the effects on blood sugar will be. I could tell that he was genuinely curious, and he wants me to keep track of it, and let him know how it goes, so he can see the results and share it with his colleagues.

I'm going in early Monday morning to have blood work done, so lets see if vaping has helped lower my cholesterol as well, shall we?

 

[Deryan3]

Sounds great, Keep us posted

 

[VNeil]

He did mention that "we don't know the long term effect" thing, which I can't argue with. He didn't quite say that its better than smoking...

Did you ask him about long term (40 year) studies of all the latest drugs he's prescribing? You know, the ones that have only been out for 5 years or less. I wonder if those drugs are any better than smoking?

The power of propaganda...

 

[Unothegreat]

Lol. No, I didn't, but he DID NOT say that vaping is bad for me, so i'll take it.

 

[Katmar]

Good for you. Hope you get a clean report. We've all seen some great improvements since we started vaping. Tons of info in the forum regarding that.

 

[Kurt]

In the 6 years I've been on ECF, I've not heard of a single report of glucose problems for diabetics vaping VG. Perhaps someone can correct me, but it seems the amount created in the blood stream is not enough to lead to problems.

 

[Unothegreat]

I've read the same thing, but just to be safe, I am going to keep an eye on it. I've not noticed any real impact yet, even with higher VG juice, so as of right now, I'm not terribly concerned about it.

 

[supermarket]

Dear OP, I think I speak for the community as a whole when I say we'd all LOVE to see the results of your experiment if you proceed. Any data or feedback regarding vapers' health really helps the community as a whole.

It will probably be quite a long time from now until we have definitive scientific evidence as to how vaping affects our body in the long term. In the mean time, it is up to US vapers to share our experiences, questions, thoughts, etc, and to build up our own wisdom bank.

Can't wait to hear your results!

 

[Unothegreat]

Dear OP, I think I speak for the community as a whole when I say we'd all LOVE to see the results of your experiment if you proceed. Any data or feedback regarding vapers' health really helps the community as a whole.

It will probably be quite a long time from now until we have definitive scientific evidence as to how vaping affects our body in the long term. In the mean time, it is up to US vapers to share our experiences, questions, thoughts, etc, and to build up our own wisdom bank.

Can't wait to hear your results!

Well I can tell you that so far, vaping the same stuff I have been, I've not noticed any effect higher vg juice is having on my blood sugar.

I mixed up my first batchs of DIY juice last night, which is closer to a 50/50 mix, so we'll see if that has any effect in a few weeks. I've been keeping a very close eye on my levels, and am putting a spreadsheet together, to track everything.

 

[supermarket]

Sounds good, thanks! I can't see any reason why vaping would affect blood sugar levels, but nonetheless the more data we have from users the better

 

[Unothegreat]

Sounds good, thanks! I can't see any reason why vaping would affect blood sugar levels, but nonetheless the more data we have from users the better

Vegetable Glycerine is a simple sugar, obviously produced naturally by vegetables. However, I've read that it's metabolized differently than complex sugars (carbs), hence the reason why it doesn't effect the blood sugar. I'm not a doctor, so I don't know for sure, but in my experience so far, this is how it works.

 

[Wraith504]

Type 1 diabetic here no ill effect on blood sugar due to VG.

 

[TyPie]

Always enjoy these medical reports from the front lines (e.g., patient speaking with doctor). I believe that this is exactly where the 'rubber meets the road', where quitting smoking and turning to vaping counts the most. Always interested to hear feedback from real people visiting real doctors. (I don't think it's possible to under-estimate the importance of these reports. I'm thinking there will be more and more stories of some dramatic improvements to health out there....)

Please keep the stories comin' folks.....

 

[Thayamax]

I just went to my doctor yesterday to get my insulin changed. He was happy that I had quit smoking by vaping and was very pleased that I'm still smoke free after over 2 years. He said that even though we don't know that much about the long term effects of vaping, it has to be much better than smoking. He said that there are only a few possible ingredients that might cause harm from vaping, while there are thousands in cigarettes. He was especially happy for me since I had smoked for over 42 years and neither of us thought I would ever quit.

I'm also curious about the effects of vaping, if any, on blood sugar. I use a high VG in my liquids, but my blood sugar isn't in good enough control for me to figure it out. I'd be interested in the results of your tests.

 

[birdy68]

I'm a type 2 diabetic and have it under control at all times. I'm a low carber and pretty strict about it. I'm vaping 50/50 and have seen no difference in my blood sugar at all and I keep tabs on it pretty closely. No worries

 

[Unothegreat]

Yeah, I've come to the conclusion that it really has no effect on the blood sugar level, or it's negligible at best.

My conclusion.... VAPE on dia-bro's!

 

[dabbott416]

The vape shop I used to work at had a guy working behind the counter that had Type 1 diabetes. I'll preface this by saying he's the ONLY ONE I'VE EVER HEARD THIS FROM.

He said after he started vaping he noticed an increase in his blood sugar. His doctor apparently even recommended he stop vaping. Of course he didn't and it stayed higher than normal. I talked to him about a month ago and I asked about it. He said it's always on the higher side now, but never anything dangerous.

I dunno, just one more thing to possibly worry about, but who knows!!

 

[Unothegreat]

I'm not sure how it would affect someone with type 1, but as far as my blood sugar goes...it has negligible impact. ive been chain vaping all day, and had a 70 right before dinner today and yesterday.

 

[RosaJ]

I have type 2 diabetes and vaping doesn't affect my blood sugar.

From what I understand (please note I'm not a doctor) is that type 1 diabetes causes blood sugar to be low and the pancreas does not produce insulin. My daughter in law got type 1 after her second pregnancy and she was constantly checking her glucose to make sure it didn't plummet to dangerous levels.

On the other hand, we don't ingest the liquid, the liquid does not have sugar, glycerin and pg are alcohols, but again, we're not ingesting it. I don't see how inhaling it would get into the blood stream and affect the metabolism of anyone.

 

[Surf Monkey]

I've been getting these same kind of reports from my doctor as well. She's been amazed by how much difference vaping has made. I quit smoking in '09 and she says my lungs, BP and so forth responded exactly as they would have if I hadn't taken up vaping.