Juice, is there sugar in them?

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CaptJay

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There was a article around here SOMEWHERE about PG and VG bypassing the pancreas when they metabolise so they didn't interfere with blood sugars - I can't find it of course or I'd link it (you might want to search under the health section though, theres tons of posts there) - but I know we have a few diabetic members who could chim ein with an assist. Most ejuices don't contain any kind of sugars as far as basic ingredients go BUT unless you get a detailed breakdown from your supplier we have no way to guarantee they aren't adding extras.
I'll try another search for you if I have time and link it if I find it.

Edit: found em
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/health-safety-e-smoking/22863-diabetes-e-cigs.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/health-safety-e-smoking/44706-diabetics.html
 
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Not sure about this exactly, but from a pharmacological and physiological perspective it may have something to do with the fact that PG is used to treat Ketosis Lypolosis in livestock. That's not the same thing, mind you, as diabetic-ketoacidosis. Ketosis results in your brain sort of chopping up fat cells and going through a few different changes to utilize ketones as fuel. Now one might be inclined to think that if PG prevents or reverses this in animals it would also do it for us. If so, one might hypothesize, it could make it difficult for your body to use fat as energy and more inclined to use the glucose floating in your blood, which as you probably know should lower your serum-glucose levels. However, nicotine, a CNS stimulant, along with caffeine and other "uppers" has been observed to cause spikes in serum-glucose.

I'm new to vaping myself, but I know that since I've quit smoking analogs I'm nearly chain-vaping. I am assuming and hoping that this will taper naturally as I've read many others have experienced. What strength of nicotine are you using? Perhaps try a lower strength for a day or two and test your sugar to see if there is a difference. Or alternate carts 0mg strength with whatever you're using now. This is of course only speculation and not intended to replace or supplement the advice of your Physician... just some thoughts. Also, of course I'm sure you've heard more times than you care to recount, exercise lowers blood-sugar too.
 
Not sure about this exactly, but from a pharmacological and physiological perspective it may have something to do with the fact that PG is used to treat Ketosis Lypolosis in livestock.

That was badly worded. It probably has nothing to do with livestock treatment and more to do with keton uptake, glucose useage and stimulation. The aforementioned information was to illustrate that there is indeed some connection between blood-sugar and PG. Also, I noticed someone somewhere saying something about having very dark, perhaps fluorescent urine. This is a typical side-effect of Ketosis-Lypolysis. It might be that PG has what we call an idiosyncratic response in humans to that in animals, again it's all only ideas and I don't speak with surety or authority on the matter, just thinking "out loud" so to speak.
 

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A couple of times I tested my fasting blood sugar as soon as I woke up. I then tested it after half an hour of vaping and another half hour later (without eating anything.) Both times the vaping didn't change my glucose levels by even one point. The first time I was using PG-only liquid and the second time it was a PG/VG blend.
 
A couple of times I tested my fasting blood sugar as soon as I woke up. I then tested it after half an hour of vaping and another half hour later (without eating anything.) Both times the vaping didn't change my glucose levels by even one point. The first time I was using PG-only liquid and the second time it was a PG/VG blend.

Cool. Interesting. Do you find that coffee or other stimulants such as, perhaps, energy drinks effect it at all? My levels are extremely sensitive to sugar alcohols such as maltitol and others they put in all those "diabetic" candies, but I've known others that can munch them all day long, but I've noticed no symptoms of hyper or hypoglycemia, personally, directly relational to vaping. As with everything I suppose it's individual.
 
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