Impact of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and methotrexate on diabetes mellitus among patients with inflammatory arthritis.

Santhi MantravadiMichael GeorgeColleen BrensingerMin DuJoshua F BakerPhilip S Helliwell

Published in: BMC rheumatology (2020)

HbA1c decreased with TNFi initiation or MTX initiation. Reductions in HbA1c after initiation of a TNFi or MTX are about half (~ 0.4 units) the decrease observed after initiation of metformin.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
oxidative stress
type diabetes
weight loss
glycemic control