[acb-diabetics] Cannabis

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Looking at Cannabis Based Type 2 Treatment

Diabetes Health Staff
Jun 30, 2011 

One of the classic effects of cannabis on people is raging hunger-the
"marijuana munchies." The drug has been used to good effect on people with
diseases that diminish appetite, helping them to regain a healthy interest
in food. So it is a bit ironic that British drug maker GW Pharmaceuticals
has created a cross-bred cannabis plant whose appetite-suppressing qualities
could be used to treat type 2
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The new strain contains an appetite-suppressing compound called THCV
(tetrahydrocannabivarin), a cannabinoid* found in cannabis sativa-marijuana.
The company sees a drug that uses THCV as potentially useful in helping type
2s <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/browse/community/type-2-issues/>  and
obese people control their appetites-a key to good blood sugar
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In 2010, GW introduced a cannabis-based drug to treat the symptoms of
multiple sclerosis. Already, the company has found 60 cannabinoids in the
cannabis sativa plant. A company spokesman says that only 12 to 15 of them
have been explored in any depth.

*Cannabinoids are the active ingredients in cannabis sativa that create the
plant's physical and mental effects when it is ingested or smoked.

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Posted by Anonymous on 30 June 2011 

The new strain contains an appetite-suppressing compound called THCV
(tetrahydrocannabivarin), a cannabinoid* found in cannabis sativa-marijuana.
The company sees a drug that uses THCV as potentially useful in helping type
2s and obese people control their appetites-a key to good blood sugar
control. If the government would only allow research there's no telling how
many ,medicines could be made. Let's not forget that study that cannabis
shrunk a brain tumor. unbelievable that cannabis is classified and no
medical use. 

Posted by rosiolady <http://www.diabeteshealth.com/profile/755/>  on 5 July
2011 

After 40+ years of type 1 diabetes, I am currently using ingested cannibis
(in the form of tea)for treatment of chronic pain due to fibromyalgia,
osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. I can no longer use NSAIDS for
pain relief because my kidneys are compromised, and opiates don't provide as
much relief and they also make me dizzy and fuzzy headed. The way I use the
ingested cannibis it does not do that. Also, even though I've always fought
with obesity (not so common in type 1s...) I find that the cannibis does not
give me the munchies or food cravings in a greater degree than I have them
anyway. I keep cravings at bay with a low carb diet. I live in Oregon where
medical marijuana is legal and am lucky enough to have a reliable
provider--not everyone has. It would be so much better for people with
complicated medical problems, in my opinion, if medical marijuana could be
legalized on a federal level and the study of it opened to researchers in
the health care field. I believe it is a wonderful untapped resource for us.

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