“A new research has found that the people who smoke cannabis are having lower risk of suffering from diabetes. The researchers have said that the reason behind the same is that the people using marijuana have lower levels of insulin in blood.

This means that the blood sugar control is better in them. The link between cannabis and diabetes control is yet to be established. If it happens, a new development can be expected to treat the patients with the condition using the plant’s compound active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.

The study was published in the American Journal of Medicine. It asserted that the people who consumed cannabis had 16% lower fasting of the insulin levels in comparison to those who had never smoked marijuana.

Also, the people using the drug were found to have lower waist circumference. Studies have found large waist circumference linked to diabetes risk.

Usually, marijuana is consumed by the cancer patients and others with conditions like multiple sclerosis. Medical form of the drug is legal for use in the 18 US states and most of the Americans want it to be legalized.

The findings were based on questionnaire answered by about 4,657 patients and the data derived from the National Health and Nutrition Survey between 2005 and 2010.”

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