arthritis and diabetes

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gemmapetken
gemmapetken Non-active member Posts: 263
edited 16. Mar 2010, 13:05 in Living with Arthritis archive
does anyone know of any link between arthritis and diabetes

i have ra and am being tested for diabetes

any info

gemma

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  • rosebud
    rosebud Non-active member Posts: 52
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    They are both autoimmune diseases

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_disease
  • greeneyedlady
    greeneyedlady Non-active member Posts: 25
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Good luck with it! I have had Type 1 diabetes since I was 4 and developed juvenile idiopathic arthritis aged 14. I'm nearly 34 now.

    It's a difficult combination of conditions as steroids are very, very bad for diabetes. I had intravenous methylprednisolone in hospital a few years ago. Rheumatologists know nothing about diabetes and the advice they gave me on my insulin doses turned out to be totally wrong, and thus I developed proliferative diabetic retinopathy (eye disease) which took 4 years to resolve.

    Not to scare you or anything, but if you do end up with both conditions make sure your rheumatologust isn't as clueless as mine were - and get advice from an endocrinologist for any steroid treatment. Even joint injections make things go haywire.
  • gemmapetken
    gemmapetken Non-active member Posts: 263
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    thanks

    well the results are in :shock:

    but the doctor hasnt read them yet :(

    grrrrrr

    will ring them tomorrow

    gemma
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,431
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Gemm

    what???!!! :shock: :shock:

    I suppose you have to wait till tomorrow then :( Hope its good news

    Love

    Toni xx

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