The effect of intra-articular injection of betamethasone acetate/ betamethasone sodium phosphate on blood glucose levels in controlled diabetic patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-87

  Habib, George ^a,b,c   Safia, Ahmed ^d  

^a Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Diabetes; Fructosamine; Glucose; Intra articular; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CELESTONE CHRONODOSE; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; BETAMETHASONE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 57049132073     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-1023-9     Document Type: Article

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