Psoriasis Linked to Higher Risk of Diabetes

Women with psoriasis are 63% more likely to develop diabetes than women without this skin condition, a new study finds. The research included about 78,000 women in the Nurses’ Health Study. None of them had diabetes at the start of the study. Women with psoriasis were more likely than others to develop it during the next 14 years. They also had an increased risk of high blood pressure. But the increase was smaller: 17%. The study authors pointed to one possible reason for the link. They noted that all three conditions are related to long-term inflammation in the body. The study appeared in the journal Archives of Dermatology. HealthDay News wrote about it April 20.