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Glucosamine: Supplements
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Glucosamine appears to be safe and might be effective for treatment of osteoarthritis, but most published trials of the drug lasted only four to eight weeks and Medical Letter consultants find them unconvincing. As with other "dietary supplements", the purity of the glucosamine products sold in pharmacies, health food stores and supermarkets in the USA is unknown.
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Glucosamine is available as a nutritional supplement in health food stores and many drug stores. Glucosamine supplements are manufactured in a laboratory from chitin, a substance found in the shells of shrimp, crab, lobster, and other sea creatures. In additional to nutritional supplements, glucosamine is ... used in sports drinks and in cosmetics.
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Blood sugar lowering medications or insulin -- Glucosamine may alter the need for blood sugar lowering medications and insulin. Check with your health care provider before taking glucosamine supplements if you have diabetes and require blood sugar lowering medicines or insulin.
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