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Ibuprofen and Blood Sugar

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granjapt

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Does anyone know if anti-inflammatories have a side effect of reducing blood sugar levels?
I have been taking Ibuprofen for a couple of weeks for a painful tooth, and have noticed that my fasting blood sugar levels are down considerable, and consistently. Is this coincidence? Or is there another explanation?
 
urbanracer said:
Hi @granjapt ,

Welcome to the forums. Yes it is possible for NSAID's to lower a1c levels in T2's.

Here's a reference study.................
http://www.endocrineweb.com/professional/type-2-diabetes/nsaid-lowers-glucose-levels-type-2-diabetes
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urbanracer said:
Hi @granjapt ,

Welcome to the forums. Yes it is possible for NSAID's to lower a1c levels in T2's.

Here's a reference study.................
http://www.endocrineweb.com/professional/type-2-diabetes/nsaid-lowers-glucose-levels-type-2-diabetes
Click to expand...
Thank you so much, Urbanracer. I wonder if we should all start taking small doses of anti-inflammatories?!
 
My husband is taking them and since he started on them his readings have been low . This morning he was 4.8 and yesterday morning he was 4.5.
 
Thank you, all of you. I understand that anti-inflammatories do indeed reduce blood sugar levels. It is thought that high BS could be caused by inflammation, so logically anti-inflammatories woud be the right treatment. But, as you have warned, these could have a bad effect on the kidneys. I am so disappointed - thought I had stumbled upon a cure of Type !
Where do we go from here? Is there any research going on? Any trials?
 
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