Cannabis use associated with quadrupled risk of developing type 2 diabetes, finds study of over 4 million adults

It's it not simply because you tend to eat lots of shite when on the munchies?

I wouldn't devour a whole bag of haribo and 2l of coke when I'm not stoned.

That's a lot of sugar

Yeah, it's absolutely because of the munchies.
Back when I was vaping I would eat so many Haribo gummies I would throw up. My A1C is not great.
Sugar consumption doesn't directly cause diabetes.
Being overweight is one of several primary causes, and yes consuming too many calories will make you overweight.
Once you have diabetes consuming sugar / carbohydrates contributes to a whole host of issues.

sigh Plenty of people here didn't even read the coverage.

While the authors note that more research is needed to fully explain the association between cannabis and diabetes, it may come down to insulin resistance and unhealthy dietary behaviors.

Yeah probably eating sugar after weed is the real answer.
- That seems likely, but right now the science is only correlative, not causative. This was just a big statistical analysis. Hopefully some focused mechanistic studies follow.

Oh shut up no it's not.

People who abuse substances are more likely to be fat, news at 11.

Are they though?
I genuinely don't know. I only have anecdotal observations.
Certainly in my own case when I was smoking weed every day I was clinically underweight. Not for any real reason other than just not having much appetite. Daily smokers don't really get the munchies as such.
It's certainly not true for other amphetamines et cetera.
- Yeah, people gravitate towards drugs to self-medicate various traumas [1]. It is common for trauma to cause bad eating habits. [2]
  I’ve been mostly a daily smoker for a couple of years and still get munchies btw.
  [1] Trauma: A Gateway to Substance Use Disorder [2] Childhood trauma linked to poor eating habits and obesity in adulthood, Polish study finds
- Same here. Seems like the more high I get the less I eat. I’ve lost like 40 lbs in the last two years and my herb consumption has only gone up

The anti-weed forces commissioned these studies to start at it is bad and reverse engineer the study to come to that conclusion. It is a well-developed industry, every company engaged in using and improperly disposing of toxic chemicals does the same thing. Marijuana is not bad for you. If you use toxic pesticides, that would be bad for you. Or contaminated dirt to grow it.

The anti-weed forces
The kingpins who stand to lose money on legalisation and the private prison system that makes money on locking up (what are mostly) innocent non-violent "offenders".

False

None of this is certain, none of this was precise, but the study still highlights the need for more research.

I still feel its imperative that scientists primarily focus on our diets - our eating frequency, activity levels, digestion, metabolism, and the food we eat itself over demonizing cannabis unfairly.

There is no mechanism or pathway the authors have proven exists that cannabis or a particular cannabinoid damages the endocrine system/etc. by itself.

And nowadays, with all the synthetic cannabinoids on the market (especially in Europe to avoid laws), these studies will only become more inaccurate unless participants are carefully selected.

Especially in Europe where cannabis is illegal, people have no idea what they are actually consuming - it's like the US/et. al spice craze. Manufacturers are constantly changing things up to avoid laws and all people care about is getting high. Even here in the states, people are inhaling/consuming chemical soup if they live in an illegal state and don't know any better.

I wonder how many diabetics this accounts for, of the total number of diabetics.

I'm diabetic. 25 year marijuana user, too. I weigh 115 lbs. I'm underweight even for my height. Family is all/mostly skinny, some diabetic some not. I'm the only regular marijuana user. So I don't get it. Probably because I'm hiiiigh (just kidding).

It's genetics. Clearly your family has genetics that are predisposed to diabetes. It's not magic.
- Sure. I understand that part. It's the not becoming overweight part due to marijuana that also isn't happening.
None it is a dishonest study commissioned for the purpose of a negative headline. To start at it is bad and engineer a study to come to that conclusion.
This is a well fleshed out industry. Just like the makers of toxic pesticides or pfas will do to justify their business.
It is amazing people are not more wise to this by now. But look at our politicians, even our better politicians and I guess I should not be surprised. People still trust Authority. Everyone trusts the wrong people.

The risk of diabetes is the fucking food you eat whilst high. The only real issue with weed is the lung cancer it gives you, but cigarettes do the exact same shit. This is like saying "studies have shown that drinking quadruples the risk of getting into a fistfight and injuring yourself" 🤦‍♂️ Just drink smoke and gamble responsibly and you'll be fine smh

. . . what? . . .

Popcorn is the safest munchies. Cheap too.