Marijuana can increase prediabetes risk, study suggests

A new study is linking lifelong and recent marijuana use that is over 100 times by early adulthood to poor control of blood sugar, increasing the risk of developing prediabetes.

According to Medical News Today, a study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health shares that the researchers have seen a noticeable difference in the blood sugar control of marijuana users and non-users. The researchers are still trying to find out if it will develop further to type 2 diabetes, although the result is another evidence to the many adverse effects of marijuana use.

The researchers have discovered that based on the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, marijuana is the leading illicit drug commonly used all-over the country. It has an astounding average of 19.8 million users last month. With the prevalence of marijuana use, Dr. Mike Bancks, lead study author and postdoctoral...

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