Diagnosis of osteoporosis based on QCT analysis is more common in patients with diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance compared with patients with normal glucose tolerance.
Insulin resistance may be experienced by patients with T2D who receive an intra-articulate corticosteroid of betamethasone injection at the knee joint.
A recent study assessed whether gout is a cardiovascular risk equivalent for stroke and myocardial infarction, similar to diabetes.
Patients with both RA and T2D – each shown to be independent risk factors for CVD – are at even higher risk for developing CVD and related mortality.
