Diabetes Medication Reduces Risk Of Death And Heart Disease In People With Arthritis
A study conducted by Arthritis Research Canada has revealed that certain diabetes medications, specifically glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1-RAs) like semaglutide (Ozempic), reduced the risk of death and heart attacks in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and lupus, who also have type 2 diabetes. People living with these autoimmune diseases are at a higher risk of heart problems due to the chronic inflammation associated with these diseases. When combined with cardiac risk factors like type 2 diabetes and obesity—both of which involve ongoing low-level inflammation—these risks increase even further. While GLP-1-RAs have been shown to lower the risk of serious heart and stroke complications in the general population with type 2 diabetes, their effects on individuals with autoimmune diseases have not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to compare the impacts of starting GLP-1-RAs…

