Half of Diabetics in U.S. Have Arthritis

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that people with diabetes are twice as likely to have arthritis, putting them in a double bind as the pain in their joints keeps them from getting the exercise they need to keep both diseases at bay.

They found that more than half of U.S. adults diagnosed with diabetes also have arthritis, a condition that makes them far less likely to exercise. The association was independent of age, gender or body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity