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Prolotherapy and
Diabetes
Robert Filice, M.D. Former staff physician
We are sometimes asked if diabetic patients can receive
Prolotherapy.
The basis for the question is that standard Prolo solutions contain
dextrose
(glucose) as the major active ingredient, so should the diabetic refrain
from using Prolo or does he need to take more medication to compensate for
the treatment?
The answer is “no” to both questions.
Prolo solution is injected directly into the
soft tissue
adjacent to bone.
But it never gets injected directly into blood vessels, and tests have
documented that even extensive
Prolotherapy
will have no discernable effect
on blood sugar.
This would be because there would be an extremely slow rate of absorption of
the dextrose. If the Prolo treatment were experienced as quite stressful by
the patient, it is possible that adrenalin release under that stress might
indirectly cause an immediate increase in blood glucose levels. But such a
change would be very temporary, and of course would only happen
approximately once a month.
Therefore we can conclude that diabetes, even poorly controlled diabetes,
does not constitute a contraindication against performing Prolotherapy.
Diabetics with
arthritis pain
should be cautious about the use of
glucosamine
sulfate because laboratory experiments suggest that this cousin
of glucose may contribute to insulin resistance, and to higher insulin
levels in those who already have blood sugar problems. Since this supplement
is also taken multiple times daily, it does hold the potential of
compromising the diabetic patient’s management of his or her blood sugar.
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Hauser M.D.
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