Re: RA and Diabetes

[Guest guest]

That is interesting, Sue. I love that phrase, " tantalizing links. "

How are you feeling today?

Not an MD

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:05 PM, marysue <marysue@...> wrote:

> I thought that this article was interesting, so I'm passing it along:

>

> Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Diabetes

> Understanding the RA/diabetes connection.

> By Mann

> WebMD Feature

> Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

> There’s research that suggests a connection between rheumatoid

> arthritis (RA) and diabetes. But the nature of that connection or even

> whether it’s actually real is unclear. " There are tantalizing links

> between the two diseases,” says , MD, MPH, an associate

> professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a rheumatologist

> at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. But " at this point they are

> mainly speculative. "

>

>

> http://tinyurl.com/mpbqxm

>

> This part was especially interesting to me, since I have diabetes and

> RA and am on Enbrel, a TNF blocker.

>

> says that what is known now is that insulin resistance is

> elevated in RA, but certain RA drugs such as TNF blockers,

> hydroxychloroquine, and methotrexate may improve insulin sensitivity.

> " Studies show that TNF antagonists taken for a month or a year improve

> insulin resistance,” says. " But we don't know if this will

> lead to reduced diabetes risk. "

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm a little better, . Thanks for asking.

The article was interesting to me because it said that the TNF

blockers may improve insulin sensitivity. I think you've posted

articles before that said something about TNF blockers helping

diabetes. That is a tantalizing idea. I do know that I am still able

to control my diabetes very well, and it really does not seem to be

progressing. (Knock on wood.)

Sue

On Jun 17, 2009, at 5:10 PM, wrote:

> That is interesting, Sue. I love that phrase, " tantalizing links. "

>

> How are you feeling today?

>

>

> Not an MD