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[bentos]

Hi

newbie here,

been vaping since december, found it really easy and enjoyed being off the tabs,

however i got some hangsen menthol last night and today my sugar levels are sky high,

does anyone know if the mix is too high in sugar and therefore reasonably lethal to those of us who are sugar challenged,

diabetics i need you help.....

cheers

Ben

[vasiv]

Nicotine promotes hyperglycemic state, especially among diabetics. I don't want to teach you any lessons, but I have to say that the best thing for a diabetic is to avoid the substances that have vasomotor and glycemic effects such as nicotine. Vaping is better alternative compared to smoking, IMO, but in contrast to tabs or bubble gum, you should be extra cautious with the dosage, because it's much easier to overdose via lungs.

I believe that the sugar content in e-liquid is very very small or none. Compare the amount of liquid you consumed to a sugar cube or a bit of chocolate. Most of it is PG or VG.

Did you vape more than usual? If your blood sugar has been in control recently, I'd suggest to consult a physician.

[DiscoDes]

If nicotine is the problem have you considered moving to Zero nic juice?

[andy2640]

Hello there, for complete safety and peace of mind, I strongly suggest you consult your local pharmacist. I can PM you the full ingriediants list if you wish. Andy.

[VaperMark]

Hi
Glycemic control/glucose metabolism is effected by nicotine, recommendation when starting traditional NRT is for closely monitored glucose levels, Stopping smoking and starting vaping could possibly change your nicotine levels added to which taking out the other chemicals in tabacco which potentially will also have metabolic effects.

Best advice go and discuss with your doctor.

Mark

[libertyflights]

I've had this question many, many times. Vasiv is spot on.

[bentos]

thanks for the info,

first time i have spiked in absolutly ages (scared me to be honest as when i checked i was hitting 15) but then i only hit a change in liquid today, hence the question, agreed on the nicotine problem, however it has been my friend for a long time and not one i want to say good bye to yet, thats why i have gone over to vaping, best thing ever done and felt great since (apart from a bit today) will keep a close eye on myself for the next few days and see where i end up.


strange this is that on the toally wicked titan i did not have any side effects, and since i started vaping i have been testing every day to make sure things are tightly controlled.

as for chating with a doctor i have done and he sees no problem at all, better than smoking and if i am going to do something do this was his view, however this is such an unknow world we are making some interesting choices whenever we get into it

cheers really appreicate the thoughts and comments will do some more research did not actually know that nictotine can promote hypoglycemic attacks, possiblity is that am taking a higher content in as vaping a bit more on a different liqiuid.

will keep you posted

[sweetpeakaz]

my husband has been a diabetic for 3 years and been vaping for 10 months ....... hes looked unwell for the past few days his sugars are up too 19.9 ......... will this be anything to do with vaping

[flubaluba]

Personally i can't see vapour having anything to do with high levels of sugar in the blood if it has only happend once in 10 months that his sugar level is so high. Saying that it could be that his lung capacity has changed and his lungs become more effective in doing what they do since he has stopped smoking. I would monitor his blood more often and keep a record of when he vapes the most and when he vapes less. Creating a simple graph should show you if the vaping is affecting his levels in any way, i am sure many people on the forums would be interested in the results.

[bentos]

When i started the post it was because i had a dodgy incident in the office, having worked back through the day i worked out the only two variables were the mushy peas from the chippy as we had a chip friday.... and my change in liquid, pleased to report stayed off the peas and no incidents since.

i generally test two or three times a week and a when i started vaping it was everyday and i did not notice any significant shift upwards in levels

a good friend is a retired doctor who said his concerns would be the fibreglass more than anything else in the liquid and if my doctor moaned i should explain that in a effort to reduce my cholesterol levels i was still going to subject myself to nicotine....

[Dragonmum]

My late husband was diabetic for his last twenty years or so. A non-smoker and very careful with his diet his sugar levels would spike for no obvious reason and, even more frightening, they'd plummet and we'd get the dreaded hypo. It's a maddening condition to have - you just can't pin it down. Insulin dependent,
I had to actually feed him biscuits etc. to keep his sugar levels up during the later years until a very sensible geri doc took him off insulin and on to tablets. The battles with the Diabetic dept sister haunt me still. Her final thrust was that he couldn't have been diabetic in the first place - like it was I made the diagnosis!!! Rant over and keep on monitoring and, if possible, vaping.

[sweetpeakaz]

just want to say thank you for the replys ..... his sugars are coming down now ...and hes going to speak to our doctor tomorrow ...

[Boadacia]

You also don't know if for instance, some intake of a food like the peas mentioned, might have had a bucket full of sugar in them?

[bentos]

Agreed, if was the first time i have had them in a long time and the last.