According to the research below, Type 2 diabetes is associated with the development and presence of radiographic and symptomatic OA even when controlling for body mass index and weight.
Williams, M. F., London, D. A., Husni, E. M., Navaneethan, S., & Kashyap, S. R. (2016). Type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 30(5), 944-950.
It is also noted that treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus with Metformin compared with sulphonylureas leads to a reduction in the development of osteoarthritis
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