Opioids Can combining morphine and cannabis cause low blood sugar?

[paranoid android]

I believe both opiates and cannabis decrease insulin sensitivity. Can combing both morphine and cannabis be enough to cause temporary low blood sugar? Sometimes when i take alot of morphine and smoke alot of weed i get symptoms like the shakes and a huge craving for sugar. In fact i just took morphine and smoked weed and now im cooking some taters because that burger i had did nothing for my carb cravings.

So yeah im just wondering can combining them be enough to cause low blood sugar?

 

[TheFunkeeJunkee]

This systematic review of 47 publications covering 37407 participants suggests that opioids may reduce blood glucose. Other papers I briefly skimmed suggest they can increase blood glucose, but I think the evidence supports a decrease in blood glucose. This paper confirms that opioids reduce blood insulin levels in a clinically relevant manner.

This 2013 paper suggests cannibas use doesn't increase insulin levels, while this one cites a 16% lower fasting insulin levels. On this topic, I can't say for sure.

Your symptoms in all-likelihood have nothing to do with glucose or insulin. Both cannibas and opioids give me a major sweet tooth, and when combined together can make me feel shaky-faint. This is probably what you are experiencing.