Arthritis and Diabetes - Are They Related?

Arthritis and diabetes are two health conditions that ifvery long time, and so the wear on them becomes
combined, can really wreck havoc in ones life if notapparent. With diabetes, people tend to be less active
managed properly. I am happy to say that a personas they get older, to the point of gaining weight to
can have both these conditions and still have a happybeing overweight as well as the loss of muscle mass.
life. Arthritis is a condition that involves the inflammationWith weight gain, we know that the more heavy one
of the joints causing discomfort, swelling and pain onis, the more weight the body has to carry and the
the joints. Diabetes is a condition in which the bodymore strain that will be put on ones joints. On top of
does not produce or use the hormone insulinthe wear and tear that the joints experience as a
sufficiently. If diabetes is not controlled properly, it canresult of the weight, the overweight body makes it
lead to more serious health problems such as heartharder for the insulin to do its job properly, and that
attacks and stroke, to mention just a few.increases the blood glucose levels.
What do the two conditions have in common withThat is not to say that arthritis causes diabetes or that
each other? Without getting too technical, the twodiabetes can cause arthritis. It is just to note that
conditions are not related, at least not directly. Whatdiabetes affects the body in a way that can cause
has been found however is that in a lot of the casessymptoms such as those of arthritis like joint pain,
the two diseases seem to overlap.stiffness and swelling. It is clear though that just
There are two types of diabetes, type 1 diabetes ismanaging ones weight can have a major impact on
when the body does not produce enough insulin andones health when it comes to these two diseases.
type 2 diabetes is when the body does not respondThere is not much that one can do about their age, but
the way it is supposed to respond to the insulin,you can take control of your weight by introducing
causing the sugar levels in the blood to be high.exercise to your lifestyle. Exercise will improve your
Research has shown that there is a correlationoverall wellness and help you manage your weight.
between people who have type 1 diabetes andWeight loss will definitely reduce your joint pain and
Rheumatoid.can help you lower your blood glucose levels.
The relationship that I am going to focus on is type 2Also, your diet can play a very important role in
diabetes and osteoarthritis. These two conditionsmanaging these two diseases. Diet can help you
seem to share 2 major commonalities, they both seemmanage your diabetes, sometimes to the point where
to affect people based on a persons age and ayou do not need medication, and a proper diet can
persons weight. The joints become more strained ashelp you with weight management so that you are in a
we age because we have been using them for abetter position to lose weight.