TY - JOUR T1 - Increased blood glucose levels following intra-articular injection of methylprednisolone acetate in patients with controlled diabetes and symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - 1790 LP - 1791 DO - 10.1136/ard.2008.089722 VL - 67 IS - 12 AU - G S Habib AU - M Bashir AU - A Jabbour Y1 - 2008/12/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/67/12/1790.abstract N2 - The effect of oral or intravenous steroid treatment on glucose metabolism is well known.1 Intra-articular steroid injection (IASI) at the knee joint is a common procedure,2 however there are no studies on the effect of IASI on glucose metabolism. Patients with controlled diabetes (HgA1C<7), using modern versions of blood glucose monitoring devices, with knee pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) for more than 3 months without sufficient response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and physical therapy were offered an IASI of 50 mg of methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) (Pharmacia & Upjohn, Puurs, Belgium) at the knee joint. If they agreed, patients were asked to … ER -