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Diabetes medications and cannabis

There is very little direct interaction. The issue is that cannabis can raise appetite.

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Why it happens

There is very little direct interaction. The issue is that cannabis can raise appetite.

What it means for you

The thing to watch is your eating pattern and what it does to glucose control, rather than a drug-on-drug effect.

What Tiffany advises

Keep your blood sugar log going as usual and tell your endocrinologist if you notice a change.

Common examples

Generic names first, then brands.

  • metformin
  • insulin
  • GLP-1 agonists (Ozempic, etc.)

Body systems involved

  • Diabetes and metabolism

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