Calling all Diabetic Forum Members (type 1 or 2):
Danfriedman
Master
As a Type 1 Diabetic since childhood, I would like to know
if anyone has noticed any correlation between pipe tobacco usage and your blood
sugar levels. I have not noticed any unusual changes in my levels with pipe
use. I have noticed a definite decrease in blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic)
just after enjoying a pipe.
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I successfully reversed my Type2 diabetes through diet, exercise and lifestyle. The pipe played a large part of this accomplishment and continues to serve as a great help. How? Slowing down. Relaxing. Metered breathing. All of those have led to less stress and less depression. Most of my pipe smoking is spent with others who are willing to sit and slow together. I love to go lunting, so I'm walking more for exercise and general sauntering.
I'm off my oral meds and hoping to eliminate my BP medication too.
The only thing I will mention about my health and the pipe is that for a while I thought my blood pressure was going crazy it turned out I was smoking too much nicotine in Dunhill's Royal Yacht in one sitting.
Pipe/cigar smokers
Primary pipe/cigar smokers (defined as men who have only ever smoked pipes/cigars) [sic] showed similar risk to never-smokers, but men who switched from smoking cigarettes to pipe/cigar showed increased risk similar to current cigarette smokers. The high risk of diabetes retained in secondary pipe/cigar smokers may reflect inhalation habits and tobacco consumption levels as well as the chronic effects of previous cigarette smoking.
I find myself stuffing a pipe to help keep me from nibbling on snacks during the day or evening. Some days, several pipes.
As a side note, I have noticed that my fasting blood sugar the morning after I have a pipe and an alcoholic drink to be lower than on the days following not having a pipe or drink.