There are many joint pain relief and or joint health supplements on the market. The main ingredient in most of these supplements is Glucosamine. Glucosamine is a compound that the latest research has shown to be very beneficial to promoting joint healing. This is a very important distinction that should be recognized, when looking at joint pain products. Most over the counter joint pain products are primarily concerned with pain reduction and only pain reduction. Glucosamine promote healing in damaged joints, thus relieving pain in both acute and chronic arthritic conditions.
I would like to share my first clinical experience with a Glucosamine supplement that really opened my eyes and my mind to the possible health benefits of Glucosamine. I had a patient who owned a karate school, he was a black belt. He would perform various karate techniques at competitions and events. For years one of the techniques he demonstrated was breaking boards with karate kicks. On one visits to my office he complained of foot pain around the big toe. His x-ray revealed no fractures, but he was diagnosis with halicus degenerous, a condition where the main joint of the big toe is deteriorating. His condition was severe, with over 50% of the joint obliterated. When we were discussing his options he asked me about taking Glucosamine. At this point I really was not very familiar with Glucosamine. This was almost twenty years ago, and I had not seen or read anything about it, so I told him I would look into it. There was not very much research, or documentation, but what was available indicated that it was safe and might help. I spoke with the patient about the info I read, and he decided to try it. I only saw that patient a few times over the next year. On a follow-up visit, almost one year after the initial visit, he indicated that the toe was no longer a problem, so I asked if we could take a new x-ray of it. Well, let me tell you that I was more that a little surprise to see what appeared to be an x-ray of a completely normal toe. That kind of healing generally does not take place.
This was just one of many positive experiences I have witnessed over the years. So to answer the question, yes absolutely taking a Glucosamine supplement will help reduce your joint pain.
Dr. Robert Buckley
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Is it safe for a diabetic to take glucosamine chondroitin for joint pain?
I am type II, taking Metformin Er and Actos, and was wondering if the glucosamine supplements are safe to take along with my regular meds, or if I should avoid. Actually, I don’t even know if glucosamine has glucose in it at all! I’m feeling a bit ignorant…little help? Thanks!
Call your pharmacist, they know what meds you can and cant take with your diabetic medication.
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glucosamine chondroitin is an organic salt, not a sugar. The glucosamine seperates from the chondroitin in the digestive tract, allowing the chondroitin to be absorbed and glucosamine to pass with little or no absorption.
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I’m a type 1 diabetic & I tried taking a glucosamine/chondritan supplement because I have been having some knee pain lately. I took it for two days & then got a really annoying side effect…I became really dizzy. It would not go away for a couple of hours. This could have been the particular suppplement that I took though. It’s one that I found at costco….or it could be due to the chondritin? (how ever you spell that) Apparently, the makers of these supplements make them with different recipes.
Here is some info about it that I copied from a medlineplus.gov:
Based on human research, there is good evidence to support the use of glucosamine sulfate in the treatment of mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis. Most studies have used glucosamine sulfate supplied by one European manufacturer (Rotta Research Laboratorium), and it is not known if glucosamine preparations made by other manufacturers are equally effective.Although some studies of glucosamine have not found benefits, these have either included patients with severe osteoarthritis, or used products other than glucosamine sulfate . The evidence for the effect of glycosaminoglycan polysulphate is conflicting and merits further investigation. More well-designed clinical trials are needed to confirm safety and effectiveness, and to test different formulations of glucosamine.
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medlineplus.gov
Check with your doctor. He will be the one most familiar with your health and your medications.
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