CBD (cannabidiol) & Type 2 diabetes

Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 11.. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.

What people read

Posts online say that CBD (cannabidiol) helps with Type 2 diabetes.

What has been studied

• 1In people1 randomised trial
• 3In animals
• 1Only in the lab

What the studies found

!CBD (cannabidiol) has been tested in randomised trials in people with Type 2 diabetes.

We found 8 published papers on CBD (cannabidiol) and Type 2 diabetes. They were published between 2014 and 2026.

1 of them are studies in people (1 randomised trials), 1 are reviews, 3 are studies in animals and 1 are studies only in the lab.

The most important ones are listed under Sources.

Sources

1. Efficacy and Safety of Cannabidiol and Tetrahydrocannabivarin on Glycemic and Lipid Parameters in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Pilot Study.2016 · Diabetes Care · Randomised trial
2. Cutaneous Wound Healing and the Effects of Cannabidiol.2024 · Int J Mol Sci · Review
3. The impact of cannabidiol (CBD) in hyperglycemic zebrafish (Danio rerio).2026 · PLoS One · In animals
4. Cannabidiol improves muscular lipid profile by affecting the expression of fatty acid transporters and inhibiting de novo lipogenesis.2023 · Sci Rep · In animals
5. Cannabidiol improves vasorelaxation in Zucker diabetic fatty rats through cyclooxygenase activation.2014 · J Pharmacol Exp Ther · In animals
6. Novel protective effect of O-1602 and abnormal cannabidiol, GPR55 agonists, on ER stress-induced apoptosis in pancreatic β-cells.2019 · Biomed Pharmacother · In the lab
7. Use of Cannabidiol-Dominant Extract as Co-Adjuvant Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment in Feline: Case Report.2024 · Med Cannabis Cannabinoids · Other paper
8. Cannabidiol (CBD) Use in Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Report.2021 · Diabetes Spectr · Other paper

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