Abstract Number: 839 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity, Cytokine Profiles, and the Risk of Incident Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a higher risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular disease. While disproportional obesity and visceral fat accumulation may contribute…Abstract Number: 1409 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)-Related Complications in Medicare Beneficiaries with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and T2DM Who Initiated Treatment with Abatacept versus Other Targeted Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
Background/Purpose: Use of abatacept, a targeted DMARD (tDMARD), in patients with RA has shown to improve whole-body insulin sensitivity and reduce HbA1c levels.1 Comparative evidence…Abstract Number: 1977 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Synthesis of Hydrogen Sulfide Is Impaired in Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes from Diabetic Patients and in Vitro in Cells Under High Glucose Environment
Background/Purpose: A growing number of findings indicates that type 2 diabetes is an independent risk factor of osteoarthritis (OA). However, the mechanisms underlying the connection…Abstract Number: 2366 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Healthcare Resource Utilization (HCRU) and Costs of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)-Related Complications in TNFi-Experienced Medicare Beneficiaries with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and T2DM Who Switch to Abatacept or Other Targeted Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA experienced an increase in the whole-body insulin sensitivity and a reduction in HbA1c levels from treatment with abatacept, which is a…Abstract Number: 2391 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effect of Biologics on the Hemoglobin A1c in a Population of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF), a pathogenic inflammatory mediator in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), has been shown to play an essential role in the pathophysiology of insulin resistance.…Abstract Number: 223 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Concomitant Diabetes on RA-Related Outcomes: Results from the Acr’s RISE Registry
Background/Purpose: The impact of concomitant comorbidities on RA outcomes is of high interest, and some evidence suggests that patients (pts) with RA and diabetes may…Abstract Number: 503 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Waist Circumference Based Abdominal Obesity Versus Body Mass Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Influence on the Risk of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Background/Purpose: Adipose tissue deposited around the mesentery is highly associated with insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Compared to BMI, waist circumference (WC) has been…Abstract Number: 1276 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Colchicine on Diabetes Incidence Among Gout Patients in a Veterans’ Affairs Population
Background/Purpose: Previous studies suggest that patients with gout are at increased risk for developing diabetes.1 One possible explanation for this increased risk is the activation…Abstract Number: 1534 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Different Biologics- a Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often develop diabetes mellitus (DM), potentially due to aggravated systemic inflammation. Reducing inflammation with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) may…Abstract Number: 1548 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Favorable Effect of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes or Impaired Glucose Control
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is widely prescribed for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Systemic Lupus Erythromatus (SLE). It is fairly well tolerated with multiple well…Abstract Number: 1550 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement of HbA1c in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes Type 2 during Treatment with Tocilizumab
Background/Purpose: Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are independent risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus [1], and IL-6 plays a role in insulin…Abstract Number: 1880 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular (CV) Risk Factors and Atherosclerotic CV Events Among Incident Cases of Systemic Sclerosis: Results from a Population Based Cohort (1980-2016)
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement, due to impairment of coronary microcirculation and myocardial fibrosis, affects prognosis in individuals with SSc, and represents one of the leading causes…Abstract Number: 1957 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peri-Operative Glycemic Evaluation Prior to Total Joint Replacement in Patients with and without Diabetes
Background/Purpose: Elevated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has been associated with a 9-fold increase in wound complications after total joint replacement (TJR). Data suggest that including HbA1c…Abstract Number: 2587 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors on Diabetes Mellitus Among Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a key inflammatory cytokine in the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), RA, ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and diabetes mellitus (DM). …Abstract Number: PP02 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Weight Loss Managed by Multiple Medical Specialists
Background/Diagnosis: A patient who was diagnosed in 1974 with type 1 diabetes and in 2000 with rheumatoid arthritis weighed 366 pounds in 2014. He found…
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