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I've got an inflammation around the knee at the moment (I am assuming Bursitis because that is what I get from time to time).
The standard treatment is to use a NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory drug).
In the past I have gone to the doctor and been prescribed Diclofenac and more recently Naproxen.
The standard over-the-counter NSAID is Ibuprofen.
The Ibuprofen box had a warning about taking it if you were diabetic, and also mentioned diabetic medication.
A look at Naproxen also carries similar warnings for diabetics.
This seems to be centred on increased risk of a cardiovascular incident (because diabetics are also statistically at higher risk).
I think that in the case of both these drugs (Proprionic Acid derivatives) there is also the risk of adversely affecting the kidneys.
Diclofenac also carries a higher cardiovascular risk (and seems to be less popular these days) but doesn't seem to have the same kidney risk (I think).
Diclofenac is in another drug group, being an Acetic Acid derivative.
So I am awaiting a call back from the doctor to try and sort out which is the safest anti-inflammatory.
My feeling is that because my GFR is a bit low but my cardiovascular system seems fine I would be better off with the Diclofenac.
We shall see.
One thing this illustrates is that the drug companies seem to be covering themselves by listing an enormous range of possible side effects - the list with the Ibuprofen is two sides of paper. The strip of paper is 16 inches long and has two columns of small print on both sides. Looking up Naproxen online gets 7 pages of text.
Ploughing my way through all this guff, I did notice something a bit weird.
With Ibuprofen a couple of the possible side effects were headache and not feeling well.
When do you take Ibuprofen? When you have a headache and you're not feeling well.
Go figure!
The standard treatment is to use a NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory drug).
In the past I have gone to the doctor and been prescribed Diclofenac and more recently Naproxen.
The standard over-the-counter NSAID is Ibuprofen.
The Ibuprofen box had a warning about taking it if you were diabetic, and also mentioned diabetic medication.
A look at Naproxen also carries similar warnings for diabetics.
This seems to be centred on increased risk of a cardiovascular incident (because diabetics are also statistically at higher risk).
I think that in the case of both these drugs (Proprionic Acid derivatives) there is also the risk of adversely affecting the kidneys.
Diclofenac also carries a higher cardiovascular risk (and seems to be less popular these days) but doesn't seem to have the same kidney risk (I think).
Diclofenac is in another drug group, being an Acetic Acid derivative.
So I am awaiting a call back from the doctor to try and sort out which is the safest anti-inflammatory.
My feeling is that because my GFR is a bit low but my cardiovascular system seems fine I would be better off with the Diclofenac.
We shall see.
One thing this illustrates is that the drug companies seem to be covering themselves by listing an enormous range of possible side effects - the list with the Ibuprofen is two sides of paper. The strip of paper is 16 inches long and has two columns of small print on both sides. Looking up Naproxen online gets 7 pages of text.
Ploughing my way through all this guff, I did notice something a bit weird.
With Ibuprofen a couple of the possible side effects were headache and not feeling well.
When do you take Ibuprofen? When you have a headache and you're not feeling well.
Go figure!
