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Thank you in advance for any help you can give!","slug":"my-wife-would-like-to-try-cbd-oils-as-part-of-her-diabetes-type-2-treatment-can-you-recommend-a-product-and-dosage-my-on-line-research-gave-me-a-very-margine-for-dosage-thank-you-in-advance-for-any-help-you-can-give","createdAt":"October 8, 2020","image":null,"tags":[{"id":5084,"name":"CBD","slug":"cbd"},{"id":5191,"name":"Diabetes","slug":"diabetes"},{"id":5206,"name":"Dosage","slug":"dosage"},{"id":5340,"name":"Herpes","slug":"herpes"},{"id":5583,"name":"Oil","slug":"oil"},{"id":5696,"name":"Research","slug":"research"}],"childMarkdownRemark":{"excerpt":"Hi there!\nThere  was a very recently published randomized, double-blind,   placebo-controlled study (the gold-standard…","html":"<hr>\n<p>Hi there!\nThere  was a very recently published randomized, double-blind,   placebo-controlled study (the gold-standard of study design) which found that in humans:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>THCV  significantly decreased fasting plasma glucose and improved pancreatic β-cell (insulin secreting cell) function</li>\n<li>CBD reduced a hormone called resistin, which has been shown to increase LDL (bad cholesterol)\n-CBD   increased glucose-dependent-insulinotropic peptide, which is a hormone  that enhances the release of insulin following the intake of food.\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27573936\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27573936</a>\nFor more information on THCV:\n<a href=\"https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/5a8db389f24d1300077ccb5a/psychoactive-thcv-the-cannabinoid-that-kills-your-appetite\">https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/5a8db389f24d1300077ccb5a/psychoactive-thcv-the-cannabinoid-that-kills-your-appetite</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Furthermore, prolonged administration of THC, in both humans and   experimental animals, results in the lowering of both blood pressure and  heart rate. Animal studies suggest that this may be due to  a reduction in  adrenergic tone, which is also how beta-blockers, such  as metoprolol, work as anti-hypertensives. \n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2228270/#R11\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2228270/#R11</a>\nAlso, a study published last year found that a 600mg dose of CBD reduced   blood  pressure while resting, as well as when under physical or mental  stress.\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470879/#B7\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470879/#B7</a>\nDiabetes raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and other  health problems; high blood pressure significantly raises those risks.</p>\n<p>drkim</p>\n<hr>\n<p>***You should inform your primary care physician about your plan to try cannabis as an adjunct to your current medication(s)—cannabis should be used as an adjunct to your current medications unless your primary care physician approves otherwise; it would be a good idea to compare your post-meal blood glucose with and without the CBD product—meaure blood glucose two hours after a meal. </p>\n<p>Care By Design offers several different delivery methods, offered in  multiple ratios; they also exclusively carry \"whole plant\" products.\n<a href=\"https://www.projectcbd.org/science/cannabis-pharmacology/single-compound-vs-whole-plant-cbd\">https://www.projectcbd.org/science/cannabis-pharmacology/single-compound-vs-whole-plant-cbd</a>\nThe 18:1 products at <a href=\"https://www.cbd.org/\">https://www.cbd.org/</a> would be a great choice.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.hellomd.com/products/58ed54d1c064b41c99fad29e/181-sublingual-drops\">https://www.hellomd.com/products/58ed54d1c064b41c99fad29e/181-sublingual-drops</a>\n<a href=\"https://www.cbd.org/products/drops/18-1-drops\">https://www.cbd.org/products/drops/18-1-drops</a></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each drop contains 0.38mg of CBD and 0.02mg of THC. </li>\n<li>take 25 drops (10mg  CBD, 0.5mgTHC) about 20minutes before each meal. </li>\n</ul>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.hellomd.com/products/58ed6e9863d9e92638368c9d/181-soft-gel-capsules-10-mg\">https://www.hellomd.com/products/58ed6e9863d9e92638368c9d/181-soft-gel-capsules-10-mg</a>\n<a href=\"https://www.cbd.org/products/soft-gels/18-1-soft-gels\">https://www.cbd.org/products/soft-gels/18-1-soft-gels</a></p>\n<ul>\n<li>take one tab (10mg  CBD, 0.5mgTHC) about 20 minutes before each meal.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Otherwise, with any other CBD or high CBD/low THC product,</p>\n<ul>\n<li>take 10mg of CBD about 20 minutes before each meal. </li>\n</ul>\n<p>I hope this helps!</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_G4OqWxgys\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_G4OqWxgys</a></p>\n<p>drkim</p>","timeToRead":3}},"defaultImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wBDABALDA4MChAODQ4SERATGCgaGBYWGDEjJR0oOjM9PDkzODdASFxOQERXRTc4UG1RV19iZ2hnPk1xeXBkeFxlZ2P/2wBDARESEhgVGC8aGi9jQjhCY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2P/wgARCAANABQDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAGAAAAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQBAgP/xAAWAQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAT/2gAMAwEAAhADEAAAAaC0ZzsLiv/EABkQAQEAAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAECABESMf/aAAgBAQABBQKjtdM+YUmVb0u8/8QAFBEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEP/aAAgBAwEBPwE//8QAFhEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABIB/9oACAECAQE/AZ1L/8QAGhAAAgIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABABESFRgf/aAAgBAQAGPwKKWuKzJ//EABwQAQACAgMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAESExQVGBof/aAAgBAQABPyElahUIB4+TGz6tLGmK7ZiOTP/aAAwDAQACAAMAAAAQcD//xAAUEQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ/9oACAEDAQE/ED//xAAYEQEBAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABABFBUf/aAAgBAgEBPxAzAajq/8QAHRABAAICAwEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAQARITFBUXGRof/aAAgBAQABPxCykylVdbSLgUGjS/NJ+zOgJzVz7WoTpCMIsOh15EYrDnif/9k=","aspectRatio":1.5,"src":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/a07a5/question-default-image.jpg","srcSet":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/decd9/question-default-image.jpg 150w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/15aed/question-default-image.jpg 300w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/a07a5/question-default-image.jpg 600w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/701ee/question-default-image.jpg 800w","srcWebp":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/483a3/question-default-image.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/e8bcc/question-default-image.webp 150w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/4fec1/question-default-image.webp 300w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/483a3/question-default-image.webp 600w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/2ad7f/question-default-image.webp 800w","sizes":"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"}}}},"pageContext":{"id":12247,"slug":"my-wife-would-like-to-try-cbd-oils-as-part-of-her-diabetes-type-2-treatment-can-you-recommend-a-product-and-dosage-my-on-line-research-gave-me-a-very-margine-for-dosage-thank-you-in-advance-for-any-help-you-can-give","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}