Can diabetes patients safely use glucosamine for osteoarthritis
September 2003
Can diabetes patients safely use glucosamine for osteoarthritis?
Many experts warn against using glucosamine in diabetes patients.
Some people think it's because glucosamine is converted to glucose...and therefore causes hyperglycemia. But that doesn't happen.
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