CBD in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Neuropathy

Cannabis CBD in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among adults. In fact, vascular inflammation and the death of endothelial cells caused by oxidative stress are inevitable conditions of diabetic retinopathy. In the first courses, retinopathy is characterized by microaneurysms formation, microvascular lesions and intraretinal hemorrhages that culminate in proliferative diabetic retinopathy with neovascularization and vitreous hemorrhage.

The effect of CBD has been examined in numerous studies in the most prestigious universities in the world (such as Oxford, the Sorbonne, La Sapienza, and NYU). In the studies, CBD was able to reduce oxidative stress, inflammation, cell death, and vascular hyper impen ability associated with diabetes. Consistent with these findings, CBD also attenuated excess glucose-induced dysfunction and prevented the aggravation of symptoms already in an advanced state.

Cannabis CBD Products in the Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy

About 60% - 70% of people with diabetes have some kind of damage to the nervous system. Often it is chronic sensorimotor neuropathy in a context of long-standing hyperglycemia and is associated with microvessel alterations: this delicate situation can be stabilized with strict glycemic control.

CBD is a viable option to stop the progression of diabetic neuropathy and may provide some analgesic effects. The natural cannabinoid CBD oil offers an additional therapeutic advantage because it is able to attenuate the development of neuropathic pain. A clinical study has already been conducted in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy and has shown extraordinary results.

A study conducted on 4600 patients conducted in synergy by the University of Nebraska, Harvard, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and published in The American Journal of Medicine showed that in individuals who habitually smoke cannabis the insulin level is 16% lower than to those who do not use it. Furthermore, blood glucose levels are subject to greater control as the metabolism is considerably more active with positive effects on weight and cholesterol levels (the high density of HDL-C lipoprotein helps prevent arteriosclerosis).

Cannabis helps to regulate and therefore keep insulin and glucose levels in the blood flow, thus preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes thanks to the support of restraining actions on the onset of insulin accumulations.

The symptoms of type 1 diabetes occur immediately, often within a few weeks. In contrast, the symptoms of type2 diabetes often develop over several years and can be so mild as to be practically invisible. Many people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms. There are many patients who do not know they have type2 diabetes up to a more advanced stage when they are now suffering from serious health problems related to diabetes, such as blurred vision or heart problems. For this reason, regular checks and an active prevention policy are the best solutions to avoid having to manage complex medical situations.