Psoriasis severity linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

[Northerner]

People with psoriasis are at a higher risk to develop type 2 diabetes than those without psoriasis, and the risk increases dramatically based on the severity of the disease. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found people with psoriasis that covers 10 percent of their body or more are 64 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those without psoriasis, independent of traditional risk factors such as body weight. Applying the study's findings to the number of people who have psoriasis worldwide would equate to 125,650 new cases of diabetes attributable to psoriasis per year.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171114123341.htm

 

[mikeyB]

This may well be due to the steroid creams, and/or tar based creams that are applied liberally in psoriasis. The steroid hip injection I had last year stuck my HbA1c up by 0.5%. Treatment, rather oddly, isn’t mentioned in this survey.

 

[Northerner]

My Dad suffered from severe psoriasis for 45 years but didn't develop T2, as far as we know. I thought it was an autoimmune disease, and as such T1 was also a possibility.