The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shared results from the T1D Exchange Clinic Registry. The results showed that, of 932 adults with type 1 diabetes, 61 used cannabis moderately, and their risk for DKA was more than twofold greater than in nonusers. This is due to the potential that cannabis can alter glycemic control.
In a study on cannabis use, those deemed moderate use were also found more often to be male, have less education, have a younger age at diabetes diagnosis, a higher A1c, less likely to use continuous glucose monitoring, and performed less self-monitoring of blood glucose.
Those who used cannabis moderately were found to have greater risk of DKA than those who did not use cannabis. They believe this may be due to cannabis delaying gastric emptying which is thought to play a role in disruption of blood glucose control.
Read more on this study here.
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