Arthritis and diabetes have a lot in common. Almost half of all adults with diabetes—47%—also have arthritis. People with arthritis have a 61% higher risk of developing diabetes than those without this joint disease. Source: Arthritis Foundation.
Hi Pat Mitchell-FirthI am waiting to see a rheumatologist about the arthritis in my hands. My blood sugars are usually well controlled but for the 3 months iv been trying to get to see someone they have been rather high and my hand are swollen and painful, has anyone else had this problem? Many thanks
I am pleased that you clarified this. Whenever people say 'arthritis', I ask if they are referring to osteo arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, the same way that when people refer to 'diabetes' my question is if they are talking about type 2 or type 1 diabetes. Two different diseases in both cases.Evening @Pat Mitchell-Firth and welcome.
Please be aware, you probably are, that arthritis without further qualification is a broad term which simply means joint inflammation. In speech it is sometimes used interchangeably with osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. The latter is due to the mechanical wear of joints and occurs with or without diabetes.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own immune system attacks the body's joints. Are you type 1 diabetic? As @h884 says, RA sometimes develops with type 1 diabetes.
And then there are other types of arthritis. I'm currently being investigated for spondyloarthritis.I am pleased that you clarified this. Whenever people say 'arthritis', I ask if they are referring to osteo arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, the same way that when people refer to 'diabetes' my question is if they are talking about type 2 or type 1 diabetes. Two different diseases in both cases.
I do not have trouble with my hands usually, but if your hands are more swollen and painful than usual for you, there may be some inflammation going on. And all types of inflammation can raise blood glucose, so it's possible there's a connection.I am waiting to see a rheumatologist about the arthritis in my hands. My blood sugars are usually well controlled but for the 3 months iv been trying to get to see someone they have been rather high and my hand are swollen and painful, has anyone else had this problem? Many thanks
Evening @Antje77. How interesting! An umbrella term that is used in every day English speech to cover the symptoms of pain and swelling in joints and soft tissues is rheumatism. Looks as though both terms are derived from the same Greek root.And then there are other types of arthritis. I'm currently being investigated for spondyloarthritis.
In Dutch, the general word for all those different forms, plus some other conditions is 'reuma'. Is there such a general term for everything that's treated by a rheumatologist in English?
Looks like it. But is rheumatism a commonly used word in everyday language like 'reuma' is for the Dutch when referring to their own condition, regardless of the specific type?Evening @Antje77. How interesting! An umbrella term that is used in every day English speech to cover the symptoms of pain and swelling in joints and soft tissues is rheumatism. Looks as though both terms are derived from the same Greek root.
It seems to me the term rheumatism is less common now than it once was. Not so long ago, people stoically dismissed their aches and pains as rheumatism if they hadn't seen or didn't want to trouble their GP for a diagnosis.Looks like it. But is rheumatism a commonly used word in everyday language like 'reuma' is for the Dutch when referring to their own condition, regardless of the specific type?
Comparing to diabetes again, I just mention having diabetes usually, not specifying the type unless relevant in the conversation. And just in case my MRI next month will give me a diagnosis of axial spondyloarthiritis, I'll likely refer to it a 'reuma' in everyday conversations in Dutch, unless more specific information is relevant. But how does this work in English? 'Rheumatism' sounds rather odd in my ears, but I'm not sure.
Wow, how thoughtful to remember this thread and come back here to explain more on how things are described in English! I speak fluently diabetic in English (to the point of having to search for the right terms in my own language, I spend too much time on here), other subjects are harder.Aha! @Antje77. I gather from yesterday's comments on the What have you eaten today? thread (Low carb forum) that your MRI scan revealed a cervical herniated disc?
If so, in everyday English speech, a herniated disc and a prolapsed disc (the two conditions are lumped together) would both be described as a slipped disc.
Hope this helps
Yes, people often refer to it as rheumatism, or 'my rheumatics'! The umbrella term a lot of rheumatologists use is 'inflammatory arthritis', which covers most of the different types of arthritis under the auto immune umbrella! But lots of people, who don't even have inflammatory arthritis, refer to osteoarthritis joint pains as rheumatism! Sorry to poke my nose in, rheumatology is my job lol.Evening @Antje77. How interesting! An umbrella term that is used in every day English speech to cover the symptoms of pain and swelling in joints and soft tissues is rheumatism. Looks as though both terms are derived from the same Greek root.
Well, poking your nose in is what forums are about, there wouldn't be a forum if no-one poked their nose in!Sorry to poke my nose in, rheumatology is my job lol.
That's a good point and I have tried to change my profile but can't do it in the app. I've tried to log in via the browser and it only seems to give me the option to register not log in. I will have another go I promise!Well, poking your nose in is what forums are about, there wouldn't be a forum if no-one poked their nose in!
Too bad it looks like my issues aren't inflammatory after all, despite having all the signs (more pain in the second half of the night, morning stiffness, great response to NSAID's, no trouble with exercise (except walking and standing up for an extent of time), very little signs of mechanical causes except for the X-rays and MRI) or I'd have asked you more questions!
If rheumatology is your job, you must be aware of the importance of keeping records straight and updated. Your profile shows you as being T2, and it looks like you've had a rediagnosis to T1. With everyone poking their nose in on everything on the forum, it may be a good idea to update your profile.
If you go to 'join', you'll get a page with a form to register. At the top right of the page should be an icon that looks like what I think is a key. This is where you should be able to log in.That's a good point and I have tried to change my profile but can't do it in the app. I've tried to log in via the browser and it only seems to give me the option to register not log in. I will have another go I promise!
Thanks, sorted it now, I did it by pretending I wanted to post a reply and it asked me to log in!If you go to 'join', you'll get a page with a form to register. At the top right of the page should be an icon that looks like what I think is a key. This is where you should be able to log in.
Evening @ATB123.Sorry to poke my nose in, rheumatology is my job lol.
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