Can Rheumatoid Arthritis cause type 2 diabetes?

[Amity Island]

Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Increase Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? A Large Analysis Suggests Yes – CreakyJoints

The systemic inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis could raise the likelihood of someone developing diabetes in the future.

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[mikeyB]

A meta analysis like that can throw up rogue associations. Patients with flare ups of rheumatoid arthritis are often treated with steroids, or can be on steroids long term. Long term steroids are notorious for exposing a diabetic tendency, so the apparent association may be the treatment of RA, not the condition itself. Treatment, I note, is not mentioned in the report..