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What Causes Severe Muscle Pain And Weakness In A Diabetic With RA?
severe muscle pain upper arms, upper legs. what medicines can cause this. I have RA and take simponi aria, a biologic drug. My joints still ache but I m mure concerned about the muscle weakness. I can t lift legs or arms without pain. I was on Prednisone for 5 years but have been off for 3 months. I also take insulin for diabetes. I take benicar hct, synthroid, protonix and norvasc.
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, with history of diabetes and RA such pain of different area are very likely, first thing you need to do is to control the diabetes on tight rule basis, and for the pain any NSAID can be taken, it is better to avoid the steroid, exercise would be helpful and for that you need to see the physiotherapist hope this information helps.
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What Causes Severe Muscle Pain And Weakness In A Diabetic With RA?
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, with history of diabetes and RA such pain of different area are very likely, first thing you need to do is to control the diabetes on tight rule basis, and for the pain any NSAID can be taken, it is better to avoid the steroid, exercise would be helpful and for that you need to see the physiotherapist hope this information helps.