Can marijuana raise blood sugar levels wit type 2 diabetics? Serious answers only, please. I am terminally ill/diabetic.?

The research is mixed. There was one study in 2013 (not a good one, by the way) that suggested that marijuana actually helped stabilize or lower blood sugar levels. There's other research, more recent, that suggest that long term use might result in higher blood sugar levels. See http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/16/us-healt...

The correct answer is: Check with your doctor.

I'm not a doctor, so please weigh my answer accordingly. From what I've seen, there's probably no short- to medium-term effect of marijuana on blood sugar levels. That's probably not a concern. However, marijuana has other effects on the body--such as lowering blood pressure--that might be more relevant.

I'm assuming that since you're terminally ill, you're considering marijuana for its anti-nausea effects or its relaxing effects. If it were me, I'd use the marijuana unless my physician told me specifically that it would be harmful for me to do so.

Hope that helps. And good luck.

This is a question you need to ask your doctor. Serious medical questions should not be posted here.

Physicians who deal with the terminally ill are accustomed to handling questions about pain and anxiety management, and you may be sure that most of them have some awareness of the uses of medical marijuana. If marijuana is contraindicated for diabetics, that shouldn't be difficult for them to find out if they don't already know the answer.

Talk to your doctor.