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Diabetes with Psoriasis Increases Vascular Risk

Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Patients with diabetes and psoriasis are significantly more likely to develop new-onset, diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications than are psoriasis-free patients with diabetes.

Psoriasis Increases Risk of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, September 06, 2012

A new study of the entire Danish population confirms previous reports of increased risk of diabetes mellitus in patients with psoriasis, and shows the risk increases with the severity of psoriasis.

Rheumatoid Arthritis May Increase Diabetes Risk by 50%

Posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010

The risk of getting diabetes is about 50% in patients with autoimmune forms of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, and psoriatic arthritis, according to a new study.

Metabolic Syndrome and Psoriasis are Linked

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

A small study found that more than half of patients with psoriasis met diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome.

Diabetes Drug Improves Psoriasis

Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The diabetes drug pioglitazone (Actos) significantly improved psoriasis control when added to oral acitretin (Soriatane), data from a small clinical trial demonstrated. This could be an important finding due to the fact that many people with diabetes also have psoriasis.

Psoriasis Associated with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure in Women

Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Women with psoriasis appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure), according to a new report in JAMA.