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<blockquote data-quote="Pete-the-diabetic-skete" data-source="post: 533476" data-attributes="member: 107354"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>First post on the forum, i am hitting the half a year mark of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, i have changed my diet and excersize patterns to ensure that i maintain my fitness and health for as long as possible, i have researched into many different aspects of treatment studied the mechanisms of the disease to try and understand it better, something which has came to my attention was the massive potential for CBD or cannabidol as a medicine to go alongside my 4 daily injections, this however has proven to be a nightmare because CBD is found within the Cannabis plant (which is scheduled as a class B substance within the UK meaning to access this you are regarded as a criminal) however it produces no "high" effects and the more research i find the more i can say that it looks like it may possibly be one of the most medicinal compounds for treating forms of autoimmune disorders, understand that type 1 diabetes is a failure in the immune system which causes the type 1 response which destroys β cells within the iselts of the pancreas which are responsible for the production of insulin, a multinational pharma called GW is based within the UK and has had several papers specific to diabetes which can be found here ( <a href="http://www.gwpharm.com/publications-1.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.gwpharm.com/publications-1.aspx</a> ) has indicated the theraputic benefits of CBD which modulate the immune system in a very positive light. i am not however an expert on the specifics of any of this however i have noticed a massive benefit from CBD rich strains of cannabis (alongside healthy diet and excersize) in keeping my blood sugars in check for up to 3 days after consuming edibles, my needs for insulin also decrease when i can get my hands on edible forms. i would like to know if anyone else has looked into this or is even aware of this?</p><p></p><p>many thanks</p><p>Pete!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pete-the-diabetic-skete, post: 533476, member: 107354"] Hi all, First post on the forum, i am hitting the half a year mark of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, i have changed my diet and excersize patterns to ensure that i maintain my fitness and health for as long as possible, i have researched into many different aspects of treatment studied the mechanisms of the disease to try and understand it better, something which has came to my attention was the massive potential for CBD or cannabidol as a medicine to go alongside my 4 daily injections, this however has proven to be a nightmare because CBD is found within the Cannabis plant (which is scheduled as a class B substance within the UK meaning to access this you are regarded as a criminal) however it produces no "high" effects and the more research i find the more i can say that it looks like it may possibly be one of the most medicinal compounds for treating forms of autoimmune disorders, understand that type 1 diabetes is a failure in the immune system which causes the type 1 response which destroys β cells within the iselts of the pancreas which are responsible for the production of insulin, a multinational pharma called GW is based within the UK and has had several papers specific to diabetes which can be found here ( [url]http://www.gwpharm.com/publications-1.aspx[/url] ) has indicated the theraputic benefits of CBD which modulate the immune system in a very positive light. i am not however an expert on the specifics of any of this however i have noticed a massive benefit from CBD rich strains of cannabis (alongside healthy diet and excersize) in keeping my blood sugars in check for up to 3 days after consuming edibles, my needs for insulin also decrease when i can get my hands on edible forms. i would like to know if anyone else has looked into this or is even aware of this? many thanks Pete! [/QUOTE]
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