Diabetes Mellitus

Record analysis shows slight connection between inflammation and disease

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 17th, 2002

by Terry Hartnett, senior medical writer - Although some patients with diabetes may have symptomatic inflammation, there is no conclusive evidence that swelling causes the disease, say researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"According to a study from the United States, 'Emerging data suggest that inflammation may play a role in the etiology of diabetes mellitus,'" explains E.S. Ford and colleagues at the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Atlanta, Georgia. However, after conducting a record review of 8352 patients with diabetes, the authors concluded, "Results provide limited support to the...

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